| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) C - Edward Rosberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Marks | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leon Sullivan - foul #1 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | David Nelson is alone and throws it down set up by Vernon Hampton | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | Billy Peterson banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Billy Peterson grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Clemson | Leon Sullivan swats the layup by Billy Peterson | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | David Nelson takes the ball from Edward Rosberg | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), James Woodard (PF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson, Chester McFarlen | |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Santos Scott - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Griffeth (C) Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | James Woodard's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Marks | 6-2 |
| 15:51 | Clemson | John Griffeth grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) C - John Griffeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) PF - James Woodard (fresh) C - Joel Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Joseph Marks tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Billy Peterson steals the ball from Joel Kent | 8-2 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter blows the layup | 8-2 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 8-2 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Paul Slaughter is called for the reach on Joel Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Slaughter, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Richard Coley (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Paul Slaughter, Jeffrey Gantt, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Vernon Hampton, Joel Kent | |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | James Woodard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman's pass is intercepted by Leon Sullivan | 8-5 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg clanks a jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Santos Scott travels in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (PF), John Griffeth (C) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson, Richard Coley, Mladen Zauner, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), David Nelson (PF) Adam Gil, James Woodard | |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses long on a shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Santos Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Santos Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Santos Scott picks off the pass by Jeffrey Gantt | 8-11 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Santos Scott lays it up and in | 8-13 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Leon Sullivan swats the dunk try by Paul Slaughter | 8-13 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Griffeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester McFarlen (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Griffeth - foul #1 on John Griffeth, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Richard Coley (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Paul Slaughter, Jeffrey Gantt, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), James Woodard (PF), Joel Kent (C) Vernon Hampton, David Nelson, Chester McFarlen | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Santos Scott steps in front of the Mladen Zauner pass | 8-14 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-14 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Woodard | 8-14 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | James Woodard grabs the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Edward Rosberg | 8-14 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Joel Kent is called for the reach on Richard Coley - foul #1 on Joel Kent, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (PF), John Griffeth (C) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson, Richard Coley, Mladen Zauner, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Adam Gil, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 09:08 | Clemson | Joseph Marks connects on the jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Joseph Marks is called for the reach on David Nelson - foul #1 on Joseph Marks, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | The jumper by Santos Scott is denied by Jeffrey Gantt | 10-14 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Billy Peterson gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter can't throw it down but he's fouled by Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Coley (SF), Mladen Zauner (C) Billy Peterson, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), James Woodard (PF) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | James Woodard gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-14 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Coley (fresh) PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zauner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) PF - James Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 11-14 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Gantt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gantt, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Rosberg (C) Mladen Zauner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Coley - foul #1 on Richard Coley, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Billy Peterson (SF) Paul Slaughter, Richard Coley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joel Kent (C) Chester McFarlen | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 06:48 | Clemson | Joseph Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Joseph Marks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-14 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Huffman takes the ball from Vernon Hampton | 11-14 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Joseph Marks's pass is intercepted by Santos Scott | 11-14 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Santos Scott | 11-16 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Joel Kent - foul #2 on Joel Kent, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Mladen Zauner (PF), John Griffeth (C) Thomas Huffman, Jeffrey Gantt, Joseph Marks, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Vernon Hampton and the foul's on John Griffeth - foul #2 on John Griffeth, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Coley (SF), Edward Rosberg (C) Billy Peterson, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 05:03 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Chester McFarlen - foul #1 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | David Nelson gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Adam Gil is called for 10 seconds | 14-18 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Richard Coley clanks a jumper from close range | 14-18 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 14-20 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Chester McFarlen - foul #2 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (PF) Paul Slaughter, Gregory Johnson, Richard Coley, Mladen Zauner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), James Woodard (PF) Adam Gil, David Nelson | |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rosberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Billy Peterson - foul #1 on Billy Peterson, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Griffeth (C) Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joel Kent (C) Chester McFarlen | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Billy Peterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Peterson, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott grabs the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | John Griffeth is called for the reach on Joel Kent - foul #3 on John Griffeth, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PG), Mladen Zauner (C) Thomas Huffman, John Griffeth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF) James Woodard | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Joseph Marks gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leon Sullivan - foul #3 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Coley (SF) Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Leon Sullivan, Joel Kent | |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Joseph Marks makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Joseph Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Adam Gil throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Richard Coley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Coley, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Edward Rosberg (C) Jeffrey Gantt, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Gregory Johnson is called for the reach on Adam Gil - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #11 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Adam Gil misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Richard Coley pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Woodard - foul #1 on James Woodard, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (SF), Joseph Marks (C) Mladen Zauner, Edward Rosberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Richard Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't tip it in | 18-23 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | James Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Santos Scott connects on the floater from the right side | 18-25 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 18-25 |