| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Germann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Taul (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | James Davis inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | James Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Julian Horenstein (SG), Robert Marcano (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 19:30 | Florida State | Warren Drew is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Steve Carroll (PF) Warren Drew, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Moses (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Tim Parker is fouled on the floor by James Peters - foul #3 on James Peters, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, Julian Horenstein, Robert Marcano, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (SG) James Peters | |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Craig Taul misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:36 | Florida State | John Germann pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | George Moses grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | James Henderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Drew - foul #2 on Warren Drew, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), James Williams (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), Tim Parker (C) Warren Drew, Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Thomas Workowski, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:11 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | James Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Daniels - foul #1 on James Daniels, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Horenstein (SG) Robert Marcano | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:53 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Steve Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Steve Carroll drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Allen | 40-34 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | James Henderson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Daniels | 40-37 |
| 17:09 | Florida State | Julian Horenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Robert Marcano (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, Julian Horenstein, James Williams, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 16:50 | Clemson | James Henderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Steven Justice snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), Tim Parker (C) Robert Marcano, Thomas Workowski, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | James Henderson splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Warren Drew is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), James Williams (SF), Steven Justice (C) Warren Drew, Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell (SG), Mark Davis (C) James Daniels, George Moses | |
| 15:59 | Clemson | James Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Marcano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Justice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Ramsdell (fresh) SF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Florida State | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Wayne Ramsdell - foul #1 on Wayne Ramsdell, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Tim Parker (C) Robert Marcano, James Williams, Steve Carroll, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Peters (SG), John Smith (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Henderson, James Davis, Elmer Smith, Mark Davis | |
| 15:43 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Craig Taul buries a jumper in the paint | 42-41 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | John Germann connects on the runner in the lane set up by Thomas Workowski | 44-41 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Craig Taul double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), James Williams (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Thomas Workowski, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG) Wayne Ramsdell | |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | James Williams gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Robert Marcano buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | James Henderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Craig Taul snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | James Henderson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Steven Justice misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Taul - foul #2 on Craig Taul, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF) Warren Drew, Robert Marcano, James Williams, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Steven Justice makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Steven Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | James Henderson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 49-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Steve Carroll (PF), Tim Parker (C) Thomas Workowski, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:42 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:22 | Clemson | James Henderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | John Germann snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | John Allen is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Horenstein (SG), James Williams (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (PG), Wayne Ramsdell (SG), James Davis (SF), George Moses (PF) James Henderson, James Peters, John Smith, Michael Williams | |
| 12:10 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 49-44 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | George Moses comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 49-44 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | James Williams gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julian Horenstein (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Ramsdell (fresh) SF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Florida State | John Allen is fouled in the backcourt by James Daniels - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), Tim Parker (C) Julian Horenstein, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:47 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | Elmer Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Thomas Workowski is called for the reach on James Daniels - foul #1 on Thomas Workowski, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), John Germann (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, James Williams, Thomas Workowski, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Craig Taul (C) Elmer Smith | |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Craig Taul connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Daniels | 49-46 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Warren Drew | 52-46 |
| 10:30 | Clemson | Craig Taul's floater is tipped away by Steven Justice | 52-46 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | George Moses misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Steven Justice | 52-46 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Warren Drew's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 52-46 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Craig Taul misses badly on a floater in the paint | 52-46 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Steve Carroll | 52-46 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 09:52 | Clemson | George Moses gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Craig Taul drills a runner in the paint | 52-48 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Steve Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Warren Drew scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Germann | 55-48 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Craig Taul buries a shot from the right block set up by James Daniels | 55-50 |
| 08:23 | Florida State | James Daniels steals the ball from Steve Carroll | 55-50 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Daniels | 55-52 |
| 08:03 | Florida State | John Germann misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Craig Taul misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steve Carroll - foul #2 on Steve Carroll, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), James Williams (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Tim Parker (C) Warren Drew, Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Steve Carroll, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), James Peters (SG), John Smith (SF), Michael Williams (PF) James Daniels, Wayne Ramsdell, James Davis, George Moses | |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Craig Taul makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Craig Taul makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:43 | Florida State | John Allen misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Peters - foul #4 on James Peters, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 07:43 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | James Peters grabs the board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Marcano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peters (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | John Smith's pass is intercepted by John Allen | 56-54 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | John Smith picks off the pass by James Williams | 56-54 |
| 07:02 | Clemson | John Smith jams it | 56-56 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Robert Marcano is fouled on the floor by James Peters - foul #5 on James Peters, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Davis (SF) James Peters | |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Robert Marcano misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Robert Marcano misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Elmer Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | The jumper by James Henderson is denied by Thomas Workowski | 56-56 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Elmer Smith is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Horenstein (SG) Robert Marcano | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell (SG) James Davis | |
| 05:38 | Florida State | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Wayne Ramsdell - foul #2 on Wayne Ramsdell, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Steve Carroll (PF) Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:38 | Florida State | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | James Henderson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Ramsdell | 57-58 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Steve Carroll hits the finger roll set up by Julian Horenstein | 59-58 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell loses the dribble to John Allen | 59-58 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | John Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | James Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Steve Carroll blocks the jumper by James Henderson | 59-58 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Steve Carroll snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, Julian Horenstein, James Williams, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (SG), James Davis (SF), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) Wayne Ramsdell, John Smith, Michael Williams, Elmer Smith | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Germann (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Taul (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Clemson | James Henderson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Daniels | 59-61 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski tips it home | 61-61 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | James Henderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 02:44 | Clemson | James Davis misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Steven Justice grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | Craig Taul picks off the pass by Rick Krysinski | 61-61 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Robert Marcano (SF), Steve Carroll (C) Warren Drew, John Germann, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Smith (SG), Michael Williams (PF) James Daniels, George Moses | |
| 02:11 | Clemson | James Henderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Steve Carroll hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | James Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF), Tim Parker (C) Robert Marcano, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:21 | Florida State | Steve Carroll blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Michael Williams grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | James Henderson evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Tim Parker - foul #2 on Tim Parker, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | James Henderson misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Tim Parker pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | John Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Craig Taul pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Craig Taul drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Henderson | 63-65 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Tim Parker misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #12 | 63-65 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Tim Parker makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Tim Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the board | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Craig Taul is fouled in the backcourt by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | John Germann is called for the reach on Craig Taul - foul #2 on John Germann, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | James Henderson is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |