| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) SG - Will Thompson (fresh) SF - James Karim (fresh) PF - William Bishop (fresh) C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | William Bishop clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Leski - foul #1 on Ivan Leski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | William Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | William Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Schwister | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Wake Forest | John Albury is called for the reach on Salvador Garcia - foul #1 on John Albury, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | John Albury gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | William Bishop tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (PG), Roy Dennis (SF), Glenn Huddle (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim, Salvador Garcia | |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson loses the dribble to Ivan Leski | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Clemson | William Bishop is called for the reach on Dominic Esposito - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF) Will Thompson, William Bishop | |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Schwister | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Robert Schwister can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Uselton - foul #1 on Scott Uselton, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim | |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis buries a shot in the paint | 3-6 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-6 |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Will Thompson | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Scott Uselton (fresh) SG - Will Thompson (fresh) SF - Glenn Huddle (fresh) PF - Roy Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis is denied on a layup by Ivan Leski | 3-6 |
| 15:18 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Glenn Huddle can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Ivan Leski snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Billy Green (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Earl Hadley (PF), Long Xiong (C) Dominic Esposito, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Ivan Leski, John Albury | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF), William Bishop (PF) Will Thompson, Roy Dennis, Salvador Garcia | |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | James Karim comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 14:05 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Paul Paulus knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | William Bishop lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Johnson | 6-8 |
| 13:26 | Clemson | William Bishop is called for the reach on Billy Green - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Earl Hadley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) William Bishop, Glenn Huddle | |
| 13:12 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by James Karim | 6-8 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Paul Paulus steals the ball from James Karim | 6-8 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Billy Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Paulus | 8-8 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson is hacked by Paul Paulus - foul #1 on Paul Paulus, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (PF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Billy Green, Hipolito Esposito, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Glenn Huddle (C) Scott Uselton, Salvador Garcia | |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis is whistled for a carry | 8-8 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Will Thompson (fresh) SF - James Karim (fresh) PF - Roy Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Huddle (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | John Albury misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Huddle - foul #1 on Glenn Huddle, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (PG), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, Glenn Huddle | |
| 10:48 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | James Karim can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Robert Schwister connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Dominic Esposito | 12-13 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF) Robert Schwister | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), Glenn Huddle (C) Will Thompson, Salvador Garcia | |
| 09:17 | Clemson | John Albury connects on the turnaround near the basket | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | James Karim misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Hipolito Esposito - foul #1 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG) Scott Uselton | |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | James Karim misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roy Dennis | 14-14 |
| 08:31 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Billy Green (SG), Earl Hadley (PF), Long Xiong (C) Dominic Esposito, Richard Williams, Ivan Leski, John Albury | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (PG), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim | |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Earl Hadley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #1 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Paul Paulus | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Earl Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Earl Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Robert Schwister pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Billy Green is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) Earl Hadley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF) Scott Uselton, Glenn Huddle | |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 14-14 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Schwister | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Will Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Karim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Clemson | Roy Dennis is called for the reach on Long Xiong - foul #1 on Roy Dennis, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (PF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Billy Green, Hipolito Esposito, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (SG), Glenn Huddle (C) Will Thompson, Salvador Garcia | |
| 06:40 | Clemson | Richard Williams blows the layup | 14-14 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Robert Schwister snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | John Albury misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Glenn Huddle grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Huddle and he's hacked by Ivan Leski - foul #2 on Ivan Leski, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF), Long Xiong (PF) Robert Schwister, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim | |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | John Albury pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams is hacked by Will Thompson - foul #1 on Will Thompson, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF) Scott Uselton, Glenn Huddle | |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | John Albury snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Richard Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 18-16 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | James Karim scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brad Johnson and the foul's on Hipolito Esposito - foul #2 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Hipolito Esposito | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (PG), Glenn Huddle (C) Brad Johnson, Salvador Garcia | |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 04:40 | Wake Forest | Glenn Huddle snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Glenn Huddle lays it in set up by Scott Uselton | 18-21 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Karim - foul #1 on James Karim, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Hipolito Esposito (SG), Ivan Leski (PF) Dominic Esposito, Richard Williams, John Albury | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), William Bishop (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Will Thompson, James Karim, Roy Dennis | |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-21 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Ivan Leski makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by William Bishop - foul #3 on William Bishop, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Karim (SF), Roy Dennis (PF) Glenn Huddle, William Bishop | |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Ivan Leski makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Uselton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Karim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Dennis (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Robert Schwister grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Paul Paulus clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 02:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 22-21 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis misses badly on a shot in the paint | 22-21 |
| 01:56 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | James Karim can't connect on a shot from the left block | 22-21 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Ivan Leski gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Robert Schwister clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Billy Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Long Xiong (SF), Earl Hadley (PF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Billy Green, Robert Schwister, Ivan Leski, Hipolito Esposito | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Glenn Huddle (C) Scott Uselton, Salvador Garcia | |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Dennis - foul #2 on Roy Dennis, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (PG), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Long Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Glenn Huddle snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis loses the dribble to Richard Williams | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 23-24 |