| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - David Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) SG - Will Thompson (fresh) SF - James Karim (fresh) PF - William Bishop (fresh) C - Allan Darlington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Wake Forest | Richard Williams picks off the pass by Brad Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Billy Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | David Robinson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Allan Darlington | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Will Thompson | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Clemson | Ivan Leski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | James Karim misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Richard Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | James Karim grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Bishop | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Ivan Leski hits a fadeaway from the left block | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | William Bishop is hacked by Billy Green - foul #1 on Billy Green, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (SG), Roy Dennis (SF), Salvador Garcia (C) Will Thompson, James Karim, Allan Darlington | |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Bishop | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Karim (PG) Brad Johnson | |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | James Karim is hacked by Billy Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Green, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) Billy Green | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Allan Darlington (C) James Karim, William Bishop | |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington tips it in | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Clemson | Richard Williams's pass is intercepted by Will Thompson | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Scott Uselton (fresh) SG - Will Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Dennis (fresh) PF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) C - Allan Darlington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton throws it down | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | Clemson | David Robinson misses the easy layup | 4-11 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Paul Paulus is called for the reach on Scott Uselton - foul #1 on Paul Paulus, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Long Xiong (SF), Earl Hadley (PF), Lester Bhatt (C) Richard Williams, Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF), William Bishop (PF) Will Thompson, Roy Dennis, Allan Darlington | |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia is called for 5 seconds | 4-11 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-11 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Paul Paulus steps in front of the James Karim pass | 4-11 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Paul Paulus hits the finger roll | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | William Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 6-11 |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Earl Hadley - foul #1 on Earl Hadley, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ed Rosas (SF) Paul Paulus | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington (C) Salvador Garcia | |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Hadley | 9-13 |
| 13:30 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Karim | 9-13 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Long Xiong is called for the reach on William Bishop - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Ivan Leski (PF), David Robinson (C) Earl Hadley, Ed Rosas, Long Xiong, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Roy Dennis (SF), Salvador Garcia (C) Brad Johnson, James Karim, Allan Darlington | |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis scores on a shot from the left block set up by Scott Uselton | 9-15 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | David O'Dell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Uselton - foul #1 on Scott Uselton, team foul #1 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF) Will Thompson, Roy Dennis | |
| 12:38 | Clemson | David O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | David O'Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Ivan Leski steals the ball from Brad Johnson | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Richard Williams loses the dribble to Brad Johnson | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia can't finish the layup but the foul's on David O'Dell - foul #1 on David O'Dell, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) David O'Dell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Roy Dennis (SF) Brad Johnson, James Karim | |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Scott Uselton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) C - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Ivan Leski loses the dribble to Roy Dennis | 11-17 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | William Bishop misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Paul Paulus gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Ivan Leski blows the layup but the foul's on William Bishop - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SG), Long Xiong (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Richard Williams, Hipolito Esposito, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), James Karim (SF), Allan Darlington (C) Will Thompson, William Bishop, Salvador Garcia | |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Ivan Leski makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Ivan Leski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson clanks a shot near the basket | 12-17 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Earl Hadley gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:33 | Clemson | Paul Paulus makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Lester Bhatt - foul #1 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG) Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), William Bishop (PF) Brad Johnson, Roy Dennis | |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Paul Paulus loses the dribble to William Bishop | 15-19 |
| 09:47 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 15-19 |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington tips it in | 15-21 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Paul Paulus scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Hadley | 18-21 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David O'Dell | 18-21 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | Allan Darlington blocks the short jumper by Lester Bhatt | 18-21 |
| 09:07 | Wake Forest | James Karim grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 09:01 | Wake Forest | Lester Bhatt is called for the reach on Will Thompson - foul #2 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), David Robinson (C) Paul Paulus, Long Xiong, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG), Roy Dennis (SF), Salvador Garcia (C) Scott Uselton, James Karim, Allan Darlington | |
| 09:01 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | William Bishop picks off the pass by Hipolito Esposito | 18-21 |
| 08:29 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson is hacked by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Ivan Leski (PF) David O'Dell, Earl Hadley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Karim (SF) Roy Dennis | |
| 08:29 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:29 | Wake Forest | William Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | David Robinson picks off the pass by Salvador Garcia | 18-21 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (SG), Roy Dennis (PF), Allan Darlington (C) Will Thompson, William Bishop, Salvador Garcia | |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hipolito Esposito - foul #1 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (PG) Paul Paulus | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia (PF) Roy Dennis | |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Long Xiong (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Uselton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Karim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Darlington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #11 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Earl Hadley (PF) Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis (PF) Salvador Garcia | |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Karim | 19-23 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | James Karim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | Allan Darlington tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | David O'Dell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | David Robinson misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Roy Dennis snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Earl Hadley gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | Long Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Brad Johnson | 19-23 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Uselton | 19-26 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | David O'Dell is hacked by Allan Darlington - foul #1 on Allan Darlington, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Ed Rosas (SF), Ivan Leski (PF), Robert Thomas (C) David O'Dell, Long Xiong, Earl Hadley, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SF), Salvador Garcia (PF) James Karim, Roy Dennis | |
| 05:01 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Ed Rosas steals it from Scott Uselton | 19-26 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Ivan Leski grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | Robert Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | Will Thompson gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:05 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Salvador Garcia grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Ed Rosas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Will Thompson - foul #1 on Will Thompson, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Lester Bhatt (C) Richard Williams, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Karim (SF), William Bishop (PF) Brad Johnson, Allan Darlington | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Ed Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Ed Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ed Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Bhatt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Scott Uselton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Will Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Karim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 2 stl. C - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Will Thompson | 21-31 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Ivan Leski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | William Bishop snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim is hacked by Billy Green - foul #3 on Billy Green, team foul #12 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Long Xiong (PF), David Robinson (C) Billy Green, Ed Rosas, Ivan Leski, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson (PG) Will Thompson | |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | James Karim makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Paul Paulus is hacked by Brad Johnson - foul #1 on Brad Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG) Paul Paulus | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Will Thompson (SG), Roy Dennis (SF) Scott Uselton, James Karim | |
| 01:53 | Clemson | David O'Dell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Long Xiong | 23-33 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Hipolito Esposito steals it from William Bishop | 23-33 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Long Xiong hits a floater from the right side | 25-33 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | David O'Dell picks off the pass by Brad Johnson in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito dunks the ball set up by David O'Dell | 27-33 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson hits a floater from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 27-35 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Long Xiong hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | William Bishop blows the dunk | 29-35 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Earl Hadley is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Ivan Leski (PF) David O'Dell, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Scott Uselton (SG), James Karim (SF), Allan Darlington (C) Will Thompson, Roy Dennis, Salvador Garcia | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Ed Rosas (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Earl Hadley, Hipolito Esposito, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Brad Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Richard Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |