| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Serna (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Amos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Carlos Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josef Zeidman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Smithwick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Mark Wright inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Robert Richardson clanks a shot from the right side | 23-30 |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Roy Johnson tips it home | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Pitts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Amos - foul #1 on Steven Amos, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Trottier (SG), Sandy Ellinger (SF) Steven Amos, Mark Wright | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:58 | Clemson | Roy Johnson drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Trottier | 27-31 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Robert Trottier is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #3 on Robert Trottier, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Amos (SG) Robert Trottier | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:12 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses long on a shot in the lane | 27-31 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Roy Johnson gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | Sandy Ellinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 17:33 | NC State | George Lewis connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Clifton | 27-33 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | James Serna misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| 17:12 | NC State | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:43 | NC State | George Lewis's layup is rejected by Roy Johnson | 27-33 |
| 16:41 | NC State | George Lewis grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Josef Zeidman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Lewis | 27-36 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Robert Richardson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Smithwick - foul #2 on Ryan Smithwick, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Charles Jackson (SG), Mark Wright (SF) James Serna, Steven Amos, Sandy Ellinger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Robert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Robert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:43 | NC State | George Lewis misses badly on a shot near the basket | 29-36 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Richardson | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Arteaga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jackson (fresh) SF - Mark Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Carlos Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josef Zeidman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Smithwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Ryan Smithwick steps in front of the Carl Arteaga pass | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | NC State | George Lewis misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Trottier (SG), Sandy Ellinger (SF), Joe Olney (PF), David Kear (C) Charles Jackson, Mark Wright, Robert Richardson, Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:44 | NC State | George Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | NC State | George Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | Robert Trottier grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Carl Arteaga comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 14:20 | NC State | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:56 | NC State | David Kear steals it from George Lewis | 29-36 |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Sandy Ellinger drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Trottier | 31-36 |
| 13:16 | NC State | George Lewis hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Josef Zeidman | 31-38 |
| 13:01 | Clemson | Joe Olney misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Josef Zeidman - foul #1 on Josef Zeidman, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Mark Wright (SF), Roy Johnson (C) Carl Arteaga, Robert Trottier, Sandy Ellinger, David Kear | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:01 | Clemson | Joe Olney makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:01 | Clemson | Joe Olney misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses short on a jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Joe Olney grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | James Serna misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Clifton - foul #4 on Carlos Clifton, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Richardson (PF) Joe Olney | |
| Subs | NC State | John Pasco (C) Robert Pitts | |
| 12:24 | Clemson | James Serna misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | James Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Josef Zeidman travels with the ball | 32-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG) James Serna | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Smith (C) Ryan Smithwick | |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Roy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 32-38 |
| 11:40 | NC State | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Arteaga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Amos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Carlos Clifton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Josef Zeidman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Pasco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | NC State | George Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Roy Johnson gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | Roy Johnson hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Amos | 34-38 |
| 10:25 | NC State | George Lewis knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Josef Zeidman | 34-40 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Mark Wright can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Robert Trottier (SG) Carl Arteaga, Steven Amos | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Washington (SG), Ryan Smithwick (PF), Robert Pitts (C) Josef Zeidman, George Lewis, John Pasco | |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Mark Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Mark Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Christopher Washington misses the easy layup | 35-40 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Robert Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Carlos Clifton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Mark Wright pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Roy Johnson can't throw it down | 35-40 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Christopher Washington gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick makes the jumper from the right block set up by Carlos Clifton | 35-42 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Roy Johnson makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Robert Pitts - foul #4 on Robert Pitts, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Sandy Ellinger (SF) James Serna, Robert Trottier, Mark Wright | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Tharp (PG), Josef Zeidman (SG), George Lewis (SF) Carlos Clifton, Christopher Washington, Donald Smith | |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Roy Johnson misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ryan Smithwick | 37-42 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Sandy Ellinger - foul #3 on Sandy Ellinger, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Robert Trottier (SG), David Kear (C) Carl Arteaga, Steven Amos, Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:53 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | David Kear gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Robert Trottier is fouled on the floor by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Steven Amos (SG) James Serna, Robert Trottier | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Arteaga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Amos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sandy Ellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kear (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Edward Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josef Zeidman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Smithwick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Robert Richardson jams it on a great pass from Sandy Ellinger | 39-43 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick is fouled on the floor by Robert Richardson - foul #2 on Robert Richardson, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Robert Trottier (SG), Roy Johnson (C) Carl Arteaga, Steven Amos, David Kear | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Clifton (PG) Edward Tharp | |
| 06:26 | NC State | Robert Pitts is fouled on the floor by Robert Richardson - foul #3 on Robert Richardson, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Steven Amos (SG) James Serna, Robert Trottier | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Washington (SF), John Pasco (PF), Donald Smith (C) George Lewis, Ryan Smithwick, Robert Pitts | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Christopher Washington scores on a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Robert Richardson - foul #4 on Robert Richardson, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kear (C) Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Christopher Washington makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Steven Amos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 05:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Pasco | 39-46 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Richardson - foul #5 on Robert Richardson, team foul #8 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Robert Trottier (SG), Joe Olney (PF), Roy Johnson (C) Carl Arteaga, Steven Amos, Robert Richardson, David Kear | |
| Subs | NC State | George Lewis (SF) Christopher Washington | |
| 05:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Roy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | The jump hook by Roy Johnson is blocked by George Lewis | 39-47 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Roy Johnson tips it home | 41-47 |
| 04:35 | NC State | George Lewis connects on the shot from the left block set up by Donald Smith and the foul's on Robert Trottier - foul #4 on Robert Trottier, team foul #9 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Mark Wright (SF) James Serna, Robert Trottier, Sandy Ellinger | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Washington (SG), Ryan Smithwick (PF), Robert Pitts (C) Josef Zeidman, John Pasco, Donald Smith | |
| 04:35 | NC State | George Lewis makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Roy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Jackson (PG) Carl Arteaga | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Tharp (PG) Carlos Clifton | |
| 03:54 | NC State | A charge is called on George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Robert Trottier (SG) Charles Jackson, Steven Amos | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Mark Wright drills a shot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Arteaga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Trottier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Olney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Edward Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Smithwick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Joe Olney - foul #1 on Joe Olney, team foul #10 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Sandy Ellinger (SF), David Kear (C) Carl Arteaga, Robert Trottier, Mark Wright, Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Clifton (PG), Josef Zeidman (SG) Edward Tharp, George Lewis | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Robert Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Christopher Washington makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Sandy Ellinger - foul #4 on Sandy Ellinger, team foul #11 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Johnson (C) David Kear | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Christopher Washington makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Joe Olney makes the floater from the left block set up by James Serna | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman is hacked by Joe Olney - foul #2 on Joe Olney, team foul #12 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Arteaga (PG), Robert Trottier (SG), Mark Wright (SF), David Kear (C) James Serna, Steven Amos, Sandy Ellinger, Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Josef Zeidman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Mark Wright pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Ryan Smithwick denies the turnaround by Joe Olney | 45-55 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | David Kear misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Joe Olney misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Robert Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Carlos Clifton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Serna (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Roy Johnson (C) Carl Arteaga, Robert Trottier, David Kear | |
| Subs | NC State | George Lewis (SF) Christopher Washington | |
| 01:32 | Clemson | The jump hook by Roy Johnson is blocked by George Lewis | 45-55 |
| 01:30 | NC State | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Robert Pitts misses the dunk attempt | 45-55 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Roy Johnson | 45-55 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | James Serna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | James Serna is called for the reach on Carlos Clifton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Serna, team foul #13 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Tharp (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Josef Zeidman, George Lewis | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Carlos Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Carlos Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Robert Pitts is called for the reach on Steven Amos - foul #5 on Robert Pitts, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Josef Zeidman (SG), George Lewis (SF), John Pasco (C) Edward Tharp, Donald Smith, Robert Pitts | |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Steven Amos makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Steven Amos misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carlos Clifton misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 00:18 | NC State | John Pasco tips it in | 46-59 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | James Serna drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Amos | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Carlos Clifton runs out the clock | 48-59 |