| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Albury (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Robert Schwister inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Dale Brown gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 19:37 | NC State | David Gehring makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Hamilton | 31-22 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Billy Green connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Williams | 31-25 |
| 19:17 | NC State | David Gehring loses the dribble to Richard Williams in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | Richard Williams banks in the layup | 31-27 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Richard Williams knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Schwister | 31-29 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Schwister - foul #2 on Robert Schwister, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Hamilton - foul #4 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Gehring | 35-31 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | Billy Green is fouled in the backcourt by David Gehring - foul #1 on David Gehring, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (SG) Richard Williams | |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Robert Schwister comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 35-31 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | John Albury grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jarrett - foul #3 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Long Xiong (C) Billy Green, John Albury | |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Fetterman | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Long Xiong tips it in | 37-33 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Michael Fetterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Spencer Hobbs (PF) David Gehring, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), John Albury (C) Dominic Esposito, Paul Paulus, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | John Albury blows the layup | 37-33 |
| 15:40 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (PF) Long Xiong | |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Spencer Hobbs - foul #2 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:30 | NC State | David Gehring misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:28 | NC State | David Gehring grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Michael Fetterman is fouled on the floor by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Robert Schwister (SF), Long Xiong (C) Billy Green, Hipolito Esposito, John Albury | |
| 13:54 | NC State | Robert Schwister steps in front of the Dale Brown pass | 37-34 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Gehring | 37-34 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Michael Fetterman connects on the 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 12:56 | NC State | David Gehring pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:52 | NC State | David Gehring drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dale Brown | 43-34 |
| 12:46 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-34 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito tips it in | 43-36 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-36 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Dale Brown misses short on a runner from close range | 43-36 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 11:14 | NC State | David Gehring misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Robert Schwister pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:30 | NC State | David Gehring hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Fetterman | 45-36 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Long Xiong drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Francis Kennedy | 45-38 |
| 09:46 | NC State | David Gehring misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Long Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Robert Schwister connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Williams | 45-40 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett is hacked by Robert Schwister - foul #3 on Robert Schwister, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Matthew Jarrett, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Ivan Leski (PF), John Albury (C) Dominic Esposito, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy, Long Xiong | |
| 08:52 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack double dribbles | 45-40 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | John Albury misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack tips it home | 47-42 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Jimmy Cammack takes the ball from Paul Paulus | 47-42 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Michael Fetterman scores on a jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dale Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Albury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (PF) Ivan Leski | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton drills a jumpshot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito scores on a shot near the basket | 51-44 |
| 06:42 | NC State | John Albury takes the ball from Michael Fetterman | 51-44 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Paul Paulus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), Ivan Leski (C) Paul Paulus, Hipolito Esposito, John Albury | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Dominic Esposito picks off the pass by Michael Fetterman | 51-44 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito lays it up and in | 51-46 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Dominic Esposito steals the ball from Dale Brown | 51-46 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Michael Fetterman, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Billy Green | |
| 05:36 | NC State | Robert Schwister steals it from Daniel Hamilton | 51-46 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy lays it in set up by Robert Schwister | 51-48 |
| 05:06 | NC State | David Gehring knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Hamilton | 54-48 |
| 04:57 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Leski | 54-50 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Ivan Leski gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Robert Schwister hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Dale Brown, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Long Xiong (PF), John Albury (C) Dominic Esposito, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy, Ivan Leski | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the jump hook from the left block | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | John Albury gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Jeffrey Puente steps in front of the Hipolito Esposito pass | 54-50 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente lays it up and in | 56-50 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #4 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Hamilton | 58-52 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Hipolito Esposito, Long Xiong | |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Daniel Hamilton steps in front of the John Albury pass | 58-52 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Michael Fetterman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Dale Brown gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | NC State | David Gehring buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #5 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Paul Paulus | |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Gehring | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams is hacked by Michael Fetterman - foul #3 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Dale Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Dale Brown is hacked by Billy Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Green, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 00:55 | NC State | David Gehring is hacked by Billy Green - foul #3 on Billy Green, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Dale Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Schwister - foul #4 on Robert Schwister, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Dale Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Dale Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Francis Kennedy | 63-55 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Billy Green misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Michael Fetterman grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Richard Williams is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Williams, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-55 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | John Albury snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy blows the layup | 65-55 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 67-55 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Billy Green buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 67-58 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Gehring runs out the clock | 67-58 |