| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Robert Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Robert Schwister snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Richard Williams is hacked by Tony Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wiggins | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner's layup is rejected by Robert Schwister | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Robert Schwister grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | John Albury makes the runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | John Jones can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Schwister - foul #1 on Robert Schwister, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Tony Cooper is called for the reach on Richard Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cooper, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG) Tony Cooper | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:37 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Albury | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | John Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Wiggins | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Benjamin Henricks (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Anthony Rakes, John Jones, Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (C) Billy Green, Richard Williams, John Albury | |
| 16:22 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the fadeaway near the basket | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Baity | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Morgan (SG) Vernon Potter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF) Robert Schwister | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) SG - George Morgan (fresh) SF - Benjamin Henricks (fresh) PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Paul Paulus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jones (PF) Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | John Jones hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Hipolito Esposito is called for the reach on Jin Chiang - foul #1 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Benjamin Henricks, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (PF), John Albury (C) Dominic Esposito, Paul Paulus, Francis Kennedy, Long Xiong | |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Anthony Rakes - foul #1 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG) George Morgan | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Albury - foul #1 on John Albury, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski | |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wiggins | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Richard Williams is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (C) Billy Green, Richard Williams, John Albury | |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes is hacked by Robert Schwister - foul #2 on Robert Schwister, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), George Morgan (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Jeremy Wiggins, Vernon Potter, Anthony Rakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (C) Robert Schwister | |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen makes the floater from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Jin Chiang is called for the reach on Francis Kennedy - foul #1 on Jin Chiang, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF) Francis Kennedy | |
| 12:00 | Clemson | Long Xiong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) SG - George Morgan (fresh) SF - Benjamin Henricks (fresh) PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) C - Ivan Leski (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | George Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-8 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner tips it in | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Bernard Baity takes the ball from Hipolito Esposito | 14-8 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Paulus - foul #1 on Paul Paulus, team foul #7 | 14-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), John Jones (PF) Jin Chiang, George Morgan, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Francis Kennedy (PF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Long Xiong, Ivan Leski | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Green - foul #1 on Billy Green, team foul #8 | 16-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Benjamin Henricks, Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG) Billy Green | |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:46 | Clemson | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | John Jones picks off the pass by Hipolito Esposito in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #9 | 16-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG) Richard Williams | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | John Albury misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Jacobsen - foul #1 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #6 | 17-8 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | John Albury misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter hits a 3 from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the wide open driving attempt from close range set up by David O'Dell | 20-11 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter is fouled on the floor by David O'Dell - foul #1 on David O'Dell, team foul #10 | 20-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jeremy Wiggins, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (SF), Ivan Leski (C) David O'Dell, Dominic Esposito, Hipolito Esposito, John Albury | |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Long Xiong travels in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Morgan (SG) Vernon Potter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks (SF) Anthony Rakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy lays it up and in | 21-13 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | George Morgan comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Paulus - foul #2 on Paul Paulus, team foul #11 | 21-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), John Jones (PF) Jin Chiang, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Long Xiong, Francis Kennedy | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | George Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | George Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) SF - Hipolito Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | John Albury buries a jumper from the free throw line | 23-15 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) George Morgan, Benjamin Henricks, Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Francis Kennedy (PF) Billy Green, Ivan Leski | |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-15 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | David O'Dell is hacked by Anthony Rakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Bernard Baity (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, Vernon Potter, John Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (SF) Hipolito Esposito | |
| 06:31 | Clemson | David O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | David O'Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-17 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper can't tip it in | 23-17 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dominic Esposito | 23-17 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | John Albury grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | John Albury comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 23-17 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 23-17 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jacobsen | 23-17 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is denied on a layup by Francis Kennedy | 23-17 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | David O'Dell pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | David O'Dell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Benjamin Henricks (SF), John Jones (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Anthony Rakes, Bernard Baity, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Hipolito Esposito (SG), Ivan Leski (C) David O'Dell, Dominic Esposito, John Albury | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Francis Kennedy picks off the pass by Tony Cooper | 23-17 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-17 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Jones | 25-17 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Long Xiong clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Wiggins - foul #1 on Jeremy Wiggins, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF) Tony Cooper, Benjamin Henricks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Robert Schwister (SF) Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski | |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Long Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Long Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes scores on a shot in the paint set up by Jeremy Wiggins and he's hacked by Long Xiong - foul #2 on Long Xiong, team foul #12 | 27-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen (C) Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), John Albury (C) Billy Green, Long Xiong | |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Jacobsen - foul #2 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Baity (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | David O'Dell is called for the reach on Vernon Potter - foul #2 on David O'Dell, team foul #13 | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG) Jeremy Wiggins | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is hacked by Bernard Baity - foul #1 on Bernard Baity, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Vernon Potter, Anthony Rakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (C) John Albury | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 30-21 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Robert Schwister gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:52 | Clemson | Richard Williams scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Kennedy | 30-23 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper connects on the shot from the left side set up by Jin Chiang | 32-23 |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Tony Cooper takes the ball from Ivan Leski in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper banks in the layup | 34-23 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy's floater is knocked away by Michael Jacobsen | 34-23 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Robert Schwister tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Baity - foul #2 on Bernard Baity, team foul #11 | 36-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, Benjamin Henricks, Bernard Baity, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), John Albury (C) David O'Dell, Richard Williams, Ivan Leski | |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | John Jones can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 36-26 |