| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Ericson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matt Farfan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Ericson inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 19:35 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Ralph Jorgensen takes the ball from Fred Moses | 37-35 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | Eric Maxwell is called for the reach on David Ericson - foul #3 on Eric Maxwell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (SG) Ralph Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| 18:48 | Clemson | Clifton Chambers is called for the reach on David Stonebraker - foul #2 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (PG), Anthony Ortegon (SF), Henry Soules (PF), Eric Kang (C) Milford Hedrick, David Ericson, Matt Farfan, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 18:29 | Clemson | David Stonebraker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon tips it home | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses long on a shot near the basket | 39-35 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Eric Kang tips it in | 41-35 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-35 |
| 17:24 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt tips it home | 41-37 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | Henry Soules loses the dribble to Richard Bostick | 41-37 |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Richard Bostick travels with the ball | 41-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG), David Ericson (SF), Matt Farfan (PF), Thomas Barnett (C) Armand Rossi, David Stonebraker, Anthony Ortegon, Henry Soules, Eric Kang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 16:20 | Clemson | David Ericson jams it on a great pass from Milford Hedrick and he's hacked by Robert Marmon - foul #1 on Robert Marmon, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Fred Moses is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Jorgensen - foul #2 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Richard Bostick hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Ericson - foul #2 on David Ericson, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | David Ericson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Ericson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matt Farfan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Thomas Barnett is called for the reach on Fred Moses in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jerry Anderson (C) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Matt Farfan misses short on a shot from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Virginia | Harold Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 14:23 | Virginia | Fred Moses tips it but misses | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Clifton Chambers picks off the pass by Milford Hedrick in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 13:54 | Virginia | Matt Farfan swats the short shot by Harold Fowler | 44-39 |
| 13:52 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 13:26 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 12:21 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers makes the 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (PG), David Stonebraker (SG), Anthony Ortegon (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF), Eric Kang (C) Milford Hedrick, Ralph Jorgensen, David Ericson, Matt Farfan, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 12:17 | Clemson | David Stonebraker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bostick - foul #4 on Richard Bostick, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | David Stonebraker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Stonebraker, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Richard Bostick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 11:36 | Clemson | David Stonebraker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Fowler (C) Leon Ferdinand | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Armand Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stonebraker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 3 pf. C - Eric Kang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Ortegon - foul #3 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| 11:16 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Armand Rossi - foul #3 on Armand Rossi, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Soules (SF) Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:16 | Virginia | Fred Moses makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:16 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | David Stonebraker grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 10:50 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:29 | Virginia | Fred Moses scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett double dribbles | 49-48 |
| 10:05 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Anthony Ortegon (SF) Armand Rossi, Eric Kang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Fred Moses, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha, Harold Fowler | |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Thomas Barnett swats the layup by Eric Maxwell | 49-48 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Maxwell | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ortegon - foul #4 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), David Ericson (SF), Matt Farfan (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) David Stonebraker, Anthony Ortegon, Henry Soules, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen loses the dribble to Eric Maxwell | 49-50 |
| 08:59 | Virginia | Fred Moses lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Maxwell | 49-52 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | David Ericson loses the dribble to Leon Ferdinand | 49-52 |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell is hacked by David Ericson - foul #3 on David Ericson, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (SG), Thomas Barnett (C) Ralph Jorgensen, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SG), Robert Mancha (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Robert Marmon, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Matt Farfan grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Fred Moses is called for the reach on David Ericson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Moses, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Tommy Haupt - foul #1 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (PG), Anthony Ortegon (SF), Eric Kang (C) Milford Hedrick, David Ericson, Matt Farfan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Fred Moses | |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Harold Fowler grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Armand Rossi is called for the reach on Tommy Haupt - foul #4 on Armand Rossi, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Soules (PF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | Eric Kang grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Armand Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Soules (fresh) C - Eric Kang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Haupt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mancha (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Eric Kang misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Fowler, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), David Ericson (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF) Armand Rossi, Anthony Ortegon, Henry Soules | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), Robert Marmon (PF) Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Robert Mancha | |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Eric Kang makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Eric Kang misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:49 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Marmon | 52-53 |
| 06:23 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Moses | 52-55 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | David Ericson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Jerry Anderson (C) David Stonebraker, Eric Kang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Tommy Haupt, Harold Fowler | |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-55 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | David Ericson gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | Robert Marmon swats the shot by Thomas Barnett | 52-55 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:14 | Virginia | Fred Moses clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | David Ericson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | David Ericson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson tips it in | 54-55 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (PG), David Stonebraker (SG), Anthony Ortegon (SF), Henry Soules (PF), Eric Kang (C) Milford Hedrick, Ralph Jorgensen, David Ericson, Thomas Barnett, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Tommy Haupt (SG), Robert Mancha (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Fred Moses, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 03:45 | Clemson | Eric Kang misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range but the foul's on Harold Fowler - foul #2 on Harold Fowler, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 03:45 | Clemson | Eric Kang makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | Clemson | Eric Kang misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Eric Kang makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Armand Rossi | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Armand Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Soules (fresh) C - Eric Kang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Haupt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Eric Kang gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | David Stonebraker is fouled on the floor by Clifton Chambers - foul #3 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Matt Farfan (PF), Thomas Barnett (C) Henry Soules, Eric Kang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Eric Maxwell | |
| 02:52 | Clemson | David Stonebraker misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Harold Fowler gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Matt Farfan - foul #2 on Matt Farfan, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Matt Farfan pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 01:53 | Virginia | Fred Moses hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 01:52 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Armand Rossi scores on a shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG), David Ericson (SF) Armand Rossi, David Stonebraker, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha | |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Fred Moses comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 01:12 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Fred Moses takes the ball from Ralph Jorgensen | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Matt Farfan blocks the jumper by Richard Bostick | 59-57 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Matt Farfan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Matt Farfan is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Moses - foul #4 on Fred Moses, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Matt Farfan misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Matt Farfan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Robert Marmon pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Moses - foul #5 on Fred Moses, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Fred Moses | |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Marmon | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |