| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Geiger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pippin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | David Geiger takes the ball from Daniel Reinmiller | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Michael Wallace is hacked by Jeffery Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | NC State | George Walker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Michael Wallace snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | John Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller clanks a shot near the basket | 27-27 |
| 18:37 | NC State | David Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:32 | NC State | David Geiger drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 29-27 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Michael Wallace snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Angel Hernandez drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Geiger | 31-27 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller is hacked by Kevin Whaley - foul #2 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Graves (PG), Anthony Mack (C) David Geiger, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:19 | Clemson | John Pearson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | John Pippin pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Glenn Graves steps in front of the Jeffery Bennett pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 31-27 |
| 16:30 | NC State | George Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Wallace | 34-27 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Glenn Graves grabs the board | 34-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Glenn Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Mack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (tiring) 7 pts. SG - John Pearson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pippin (tiring) 4 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Anthony Mack comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | John Pearson snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-27 |
| 15:12 | NC State | George Walker grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Reinmiller - foul #2 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Kim Washington (SG), Kevin Whaley (C) Glenn Graves, Michael Wallace, Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jay Farrell (PG), Kevin Douglas (PF) Ronald Bjornberg, John Pippin | |
| 14:52 | NC State | George Walker is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-27 |
| 14:50 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Washington | 34-27 |
| 14:32 | NC State | George Walker is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | Jay Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daniel Reinmiller | 34-30 |
| 14:04 | NC State | David Geiger travels in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), John McWalters (PF) Angel Hernandez, George Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), John Pippin (PF) John Pearson, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller's layup is rejected by John McWalters | 34-30 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Kim Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:36 | NC State | David Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Kevin Douglas | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Kim Washington steals it from John Pippin | 34-30 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Ronald Bjornberg is called for the reach on Michael Wallace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Bjornberg, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG) Jay Farrell | |
| 13:00 | NC State | Kim Washington comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bennett | 34-30 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | David Geiger is called for the reach on Jeffery Bennett - foul #4 on David Geiger, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Graves (PG), Angel Hernandez (SF), George Walker (PF), Anthony Mack (C) David Geiger, Michael Wallace, John McWalters, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (C) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Angel Hernandez - foul #3 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jay Farrell (SG) John Pearson | |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Angel Hernandez grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Kim Washington can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Glenn Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Angel Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Jay Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Pippin (tiring) 4 reb. C - Kevin Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg misses the dunk | 34-32 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Anthony Mack grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Glenn Graves misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jay Farrell - foul #4 on Jay Farrell, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Jay Farrell, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Glenn Graves makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Glenn Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Douglas | 35-34 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Kim Washington is fouled on the floor by John Pippin - foul #3 on John Pippin, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (C) Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Kevin Douglas | |
| 10:49 | NC State | Angel Hernandez buries a floater from the right side set up by Kim Washington | 37-34 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | John Pippin's pass is intercepted by George Walker | 37-34 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Angel Hernandez knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Graves | 39-34 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Michael Wallace (SG), Kevin Whaley (C) Glenn Graves, Angel Hernandez, John McWalters | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (PF) John Pippin | |
| 10:10 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg misses badly on a shot from the right side | 39-34 |
| 10:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Whaley | 39-34 |
| 10:04 | NC State | George Walker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Wallace | 42-34 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-34 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Kevin Whaley snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:35 | NC State | George Walker misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | John Pearson is hacked by Michael Wallace - foul #3 on Michael Wallace, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF) Michael Wallace | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pippin (PF) Kevin Douglas | |
| 08:48 | Clemson | John Pearson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kim Washington - foul #1 on Kim Washington, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:32 | NC State | John Pippin takes the ball from George Walker | 42-36 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | John Pearson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Bennett | 42-38 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Angel Hernandez scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Walker | 45-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Geiger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kim Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Angel Hernandez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (tired) 9 pts. SG - John Pearson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Pippin (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Reinmiller (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg loses the dribble to Kim Washington in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 07:37 | NC State | George Walker's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bennett | 45-38 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | John Pearson tips it home | 45-40 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is hacked by Jeffery Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Graves (PG), Michael Wallace (SG), Anthony Mack (PF), John McWalters (C) David Geiger, Kim Washington, George Walker, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jay Farrell (PG), Kevin Douglas (SF) Ronald Bjornberg, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 06:53 | NC State | Anthony Mack is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | John Pearson misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Michael Wallace pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | John McWalters blocks the short jumper by Kevin Douglas | 47-40 |
| 05:57 | NC State | Glenn Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Anthony Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), Jeffery Bennett (SF) John Pearson, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 05:36 | NC State | John McWalters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Anthony Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Kim Washington (SF), George Walker (PF) Glenn Graves, Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | George Walker steals it from Ronald Bjornberg | 47-40 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Michael Wallace makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by John Pippin - foul #4 on John Pippin, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Whaley (C) John McWalters | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ronald Bjornberg, John Pippin | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the board | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Clemson | John Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Kevin Whaley grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 04:18 | NC State | David Geiger makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kim Washington | 51-40 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | George Walker picks off the pass by John Pearson | 51-40 |
| 03:41 | NC State | George Walker misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 51-40 |
| 03:40 | NC State | George Walker grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Geiger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Wallace (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - George Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jay Farrell (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Pearson (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Douglas (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Michael Wallace connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Walker and he's fouled by John Pearson - foul #3 on John Pearson, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Graves (PG), Anthony Mack (PF), John McWalters (C) David Geiger, George Walker, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), John Pippin (PF) John Pearson, Kevin Douglas | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Michael Wallace makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | John Pippin hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 54-40 |
| 03:10 | NC State | John McWalters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Glenn Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Bennett - foul #3 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #9 | 54-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF) Michael Wallace | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Glenn Graves misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Pippin | 54-40 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Pippin | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Anthony Mack is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Graves | 56-42 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Angel Hernandez is called for the reach on Jeffery Bennett - foul #4 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG), Kevin Douglas (SF) Ronald Bjornberg, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Anthony Mack swats the layup by John Pearson | 56-42 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas tips it but misses | 56-42 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Kim Washington snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Angel Hernandez hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kim Washington | 58-42 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | Jay Farrell loses the dribble to Kim Washington | 58-42 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Glenn Graves misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 58-42 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Anthony Mack grabs the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 01:14 | NC State | John Pearson is called for the reach on John McWalters - foul #4 on John Pearson, team foul #10 | 58-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), Jeffery Bennett (SF) Jay Farrell, Kevin Douglas | |
| 01:14 | NC State | John McWalters misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 01:14 | NC State | John McWalters misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | John Pippin pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | John Pippin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-42 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Angel Hernandez gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Kim Washington can't finish the uncontested layup | 58-42 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | John Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-42 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Glenn Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Glenn Graves runs out the clock | 58-42 |