| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fred Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | William Conway clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett loses the ball out of bounds | 20-36 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 20-36 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Martin Appleby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Norman Stamper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Stamper, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-36 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Fred Carson snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Carson | 23-36 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wilber Lindley | 23-39 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Martin Appleby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Don Smith (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Martin Appleby, Norman Stamper, Fred Carson, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #3 | 23-39 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Eric Wick can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-39 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 23-41 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 26-41 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-41 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Ortegon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Charles Brown scores on a runner from the left block | 28-41 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Eric Wick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Vaughn - foul #2 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Norman Stamper (SG), Fred Carson (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Charles Vaughn, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Wesley Pearce | |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | William Conway blows the wide open layup | 28-42 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Charles Brown knocks in the shot from the left block | 30-42 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Norman Stamper takes the ball from Eric Wick in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Eric Wick is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #2 on Eric Wick, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SF) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Martin Appleby - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett scores on a floater in the lane set up by Martin Appleby and he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Mark Luo | |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | William Conway can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 33-42 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 33-42 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Barnett steals it from Wesley Pearce | 33-42 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Martin Appleby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Stamper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 36-44 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Don Smith (SG), Charles Brown (PF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Martin Appleby, Norman Stamper, Charles Vaughn, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 36-44 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Luo and he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 36-46 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | William Conway blocks the short jumper by Fred Carson | 36-46 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's pass is intercepted by Fred Carson in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Don Smith | 38-46 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | William Conway misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Don Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon is whistled for a carry | 38-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Norman Stamper (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Fred Carson, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Martin Appleby gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-46 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Eric Wick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Mark Luo is called for the reach on Charles Vaughn - foul #3 on Mark Luo, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Mark Luo | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Stamper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Elmer Carlile steals the ball from Charles Brown | 38-46 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by Martin Appleby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Appleby, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fred Carson (SF) Norman Stamper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Wick | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett's layup is rejected by Eric Wick | 38-49 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett can't tip it in | 38-49 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the lay-in | 38-49 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 38-49 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Eric Wick buries a jumper in the paint | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-51 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 38-51 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Fred Carson pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:30 | Clemson | Eric Wick blocks the short jumper by Thomas Barnett | 38-51 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Don Smith (SG), Anthony Ortegon (PF) Charles Vaughn, Martin Appleby, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Wesley Pearce, Eric Wick | |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Don Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ellis - foul #2 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Fred Carson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-51 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Carson - foul #2 on Fred Carson, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it back up and in | 38-54 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Don Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 03:36 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett jams it set up by Don Smith | 40-54 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by Kevin Ellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SF), Charles Brown (PF) Fred Carson, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Don Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Ortegon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Conway (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | William Conway drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Don Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's pass is intercepted by Charles Brown in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Don Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Conway | 43-61 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Charles Brown can't connect on a shot in the lane | 43-61 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon tips it home | 45-61 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Barnett (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett is hacked by Eric Wick - foul #3 on Eric Wick, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Wick - foul #4 on Eric Wick, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Ortegon | 46-63 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the lay-in | 46-63 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-63 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-63 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 46-63 |