| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) C - Edward Rosberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fresh) SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) SF - Robert Norman (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) C - Greg Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Greg Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | NC State | Greg Young banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Hickey | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Robert Norman swats the shot by Joseph Marks | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | NC State | The jump hook by Milan Lombardi is blocked by Joseph Marks | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Robert Norman tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Peterson | 4-4 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Frank O'Rourke | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg double dribbles | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG), Eric Peterson (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (PF), Joseph Goins (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Milan Lombardi, Greg Young | |
| 17:50 | NC State | Jeffrey Gantt steals the ball from Kelvin Kitchens in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gantt | 6-7 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Griffeth (C) Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kelvin Kitchens - foul #1 on Kelvin Kitchens, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Mladen Zauner (PF) Paul Slaughter, Jeffrey Gantt, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Billy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | NC State | George Nicholls is hacked by Billy Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Peterson, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Coley (SF) Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Griffeth - foul #1 on John Griffeth, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Clemson | Richard Coley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (PG), Greg Young (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Joseph Goins | |
| 16:07 | NC State | George Nicholls can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Coley | 7-8 |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Brandon Queen is called for the reach on John Griffeth - foul #1 on Brandon Queen, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Joseph Marks (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson, Mladen Zauner, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF), Joseph Goins (C) Brandon Queen, Eric Peterson, George Nicholls, Anthony Gosser, Greg Young | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Coley (fresh) PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) C - Edward Rosberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Norman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) C - Joseph Goins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Hickey - foul #1 on Jimmy Hickey, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (SF) Richard Coley | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (C) Joseph Goins | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Greg Young blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Billy Peterson snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Joseph Marks blows the layup but he's hacked by Greg Young - foul #1 on Greg Young, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Greg Young | |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Milan Lombardi snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Brandon Queen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Kitchens | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt lays it in | 11-11 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kelvin Kitchens, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), John Griffeth (C) Paul Slaughter, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Joseph Goins (PF), Greg Young (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Brandon Queen, George Nicholls, Milan Lombardi, Anthony Gosser | |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Marks | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke is hacked by Jeffrey Gantt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gantt, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Richard Coley (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF) Jeffrey Gantt, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF), Anthony Gosser (C) Frank O'Rourke, Joseph Goins, Greg Young | |
| 13:37 | NC State | Milan Lombardi is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Norman | 13-13 |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Richard Coley blows the layup | 13-13 |
| 13:29 | Clemson | John Griffeth gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Richard Coley travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Edward Rosberg (C) Thomas Huffman, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Joseph Goins (PF), Greg Young (C) Jimmy Hickey, Eric Peterson, Robert Norman, Milan Lombardi, Anthony Gosser | |
| 12:58 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke misses the jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | The short jumper by Edward Rosberg is denied by Joseph Goins | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Brandon Queen snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:46 | NC State | George Nicholls is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Nicholls, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Joseph Marks (PF) Gregory Johnson, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Norman (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) George Nicholls, Joseph Goins | |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Milan Lombardi - foul #1 on Milan Lombardi, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (SF), Edward Rosberg (C) Richard Coley, Mladen Zauner | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG) Robert Norman | |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Joseph Marks makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Joseph Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Milan Lombardi - foul #2 on Milan Lombardi, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), John Griffeth (C) Paul Slaughter, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Anthony Gosser (PF), Joseph Goins (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Milan Lombardi, Greg Young | |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Billy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Brandon Queen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (C) Joseph Goins | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the floater from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 11:27 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Griffeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Queen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Peterson (fresh) SF - Robert Norman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Robert Norman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Griffeth - foul #2 on John Griffeth, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Mladen Zauner (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Jeffrey Gantt, Joseph Marks, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Joseph Goins (PF) Brandon Queen, Eric Peterson, Greg Young | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Joseph Goins is called for the reach on Mladen Zauner - foul #1 on Joseph Goins, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Richard Coley (SF) Thomas Huffman, Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (PG), Eric Peterson (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Greg Young (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Joseph Goins | |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Greg Young pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Gregory Johnson is called for the reach on Eric Peterson - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Joseph Goins (PF) Brandon Queen, Anthony Gosser | |
| 10:38 | NC State | Paul Slaughter steals the ball from Greg Young | 17-18 |
| 10:09 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-18 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Joseph Goins gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Richard Coley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Peterson - foul #1 on Eric Peterson, team foul #10 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (C) Paul Slaughter, Gregory Johnson, Mladen Zauner, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Anthony Gosser (PF) Jimmy Hickey, Eric Peterson, George Nicholls, Joseph Goins | |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Richard Coley makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Rosberg (C) Richard Coley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Billy Peterson is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Greg Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Edward Rosberg - foul #1 on Edward Rosberg, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Greg Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Greg Young misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Greg Young is denied on a layup by Joseph Marks | 18-21 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Brandon Queen grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Robert Norman knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Huffman - foul #1 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG) Thomas Huffman | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), George Nicholls (SF) Brandon Queen, Greg Young | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:19 | NC State | George Nicholls snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Rosberg (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Nicholls (fresh) PF - Robert Norman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony Gosser (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Robert Norman lays it in | 18-26 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Billy Peterson is fouled on the floor by George Nicholls - foul #2 on George Nicholls, team foul #11 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG) Jeffrey Gantt | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SG), Brandon Queen (SF), Joseph Goins (PF), Greg Young (C) Frank O'Rourke, George Nicholls, Robert Norman, Anthony Gosser | |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Billy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Billy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Eric Peterson is called for 10 seconds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Norman (SF) Jimmy Hickey | |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Billy Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Slaughter | 22-26 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Eric Peterson is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Richard Coley (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF) Paul Slaughter, Billy Peterson, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Anthony Gosser (PF) Eric Peterson, Robert Norman, Joseph Goins | |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Anthony Gosser snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Huffman - foul #2 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt (SG) Thomas Huffman | |
| Subs | NC State | George Nicholls (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Brandon Queen, Greg Young | |
| 05:04 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Anthony Gosser steps in front of the Joseph Marks pass | 22-27 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Coley - foul #1 on Richard Coley, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Billy Peterson (SF) Gregory Johnson, Richard Coley | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Greg Young (C) Frank O'Rourke, George Nicholls, Joseph Goins | |
| 04:35 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Anthony Gosser steps in front of the Mladen Zauner pass | 22-27 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Mladen Zauner is called for the reach on Jimmy Hickey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mladen Zauner, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (PG), George Nicholls (SF) Robert Norman, Anthony Gosser | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Billy Peterson hits a runner from the left block | 24-29 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Greg Young misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Peterson - foul #2 on Eric Peterson, team foul #12 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Richard Coley (SF), John Griffeth (C) Paul Slaughter, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF), Anthony Gosser (C) Brandon Queen, Eric Peterson, George Nicholls, Jimmy Hickey, Greg Young | |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke is hacked by Thomas Huffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG) Thomas Huffman | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Goins (C) Anthony Gosser | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mladen Zauner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Griffeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kelvin Kitchens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Norman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Milan Lombardi takes the ball from Paul Slaughter | 26-31 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Richard Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt throws it down set up by Paul Slaughter | 28-31 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Jeffrey Gantt is called for the reach on Frank O'Rourke - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gantt, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (PF) Jeffrey Gantt, Richard Coley, Mladen Zauner | |
| Subs | NC State | George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Robert Norman, Joseph Goins | |
| 02:03 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Slaughter - foul #1 on Paul Slaughter, team foul #13 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Greg Young (C) Frank O'Rourke, George Nicholls, Anthony Gosser | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Billy Peterson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | Billy Peterson can't finish the layup | 28-34 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Billy Peterson tips it in | 30-34 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Robert Norman misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Greg Young tips it home | 30-36 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Joseph Marks snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Young - foul #2 on Greg Young, team foul #13 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Richard Coley (SF), Edward Rosberg (C) Gregory Johnson, Billy Peterson, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Eric Peterson, Robert Norman, Greg Young | |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey misses the halfcourt shot | 32-36 |