| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) SG - David Fidler (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fresh) PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) C - Lee Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (fresh) SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) SF - Brian Lancaster (fresh) PF - Mladen Zauner (fresh) C - Garry Serio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Garry Serio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lee Perry | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | David Fidler is called for the reach on Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on David Fidler, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Harvey Inman | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Garry Serio buries a jumper in the lane | 6-2 |
| 18:19 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler clanks a shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 18:04 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman is fouled on the floor by Garry Serio - foul #1 on Garry Serio, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Seth Worrell (SF), Joseph Repp (C) Thomas Huffman, Brian Lancaster, Garry Serio | |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Seth Worrell grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joseph Repp | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Johnson and he's hacked by David Fidler - foul #2 on David Fidler, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (SG), David Summerlin (C) David Fidler, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Garry Serio (C) Joseph Repp | |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman lays it in set up by Thomas Riel | 10-5 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | The short jumper by Mladen Zauner is denied by Harvey Inman | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman tips it back up and in | 12-5 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | James Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mladen Zauner | 12-8 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 15:53 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin tips it home | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Seth Worrell (fresh) PF - Mladen Zauner (fairly fresh) C - Garry Serio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Seth Worrell loses the dribble to Chet Wall | 14-8 |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman (PG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Lee Perry (C) Thomas Riel, Chet Wall, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Bruce Demko (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Joseph Repp (C) James Johnson, Gregory Johnson, Seth Worrell, Garry Serio | |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Bruce Demko snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Bruce Demko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon (SF) David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey double dribbles | 14-8 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Brian Lancaster knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Huffman | 14-10 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (PF) Wayne Worthey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Harvey Inman steps in front of the Mladen Zauner pass | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Edwin Chapman | 16-10 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Danny Wrenn - foul #1 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Wayne Worthey (SG), David Summerlin (C) Edwin Chapman, Terrence Nixon, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Seth Worrell (SF), Richard Fodor (PF), Garry Serio (C) Bruce Demko, Brian Lancaster, Mladen Zauner, Joseph Repp | |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall (SF) Danny Wrenn | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG) Thomas Huffman | |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Garry Serio's layup is rejected by David Summerlin | 16-11 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | Garry Serio hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall connects on the runner from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | Garry Serio can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:45 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Summerlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Seth Worrell (fresh) PF - Richard Fodor (fresh) C - Garry Serio (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall is hacked by Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman (SG), Danny Wrenn (PF), Lee Perry (C) Wayne Worthey, Harvey Inman, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Demko (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF) Gregory Johnson, Seth Worrell, Richard Fodor | |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Brian Lancaster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Garry Serio | 18-15 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner is hacked by Danny Wrenn - foul #2 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (SG), Terrence Nixon (SF), Harvey Inman (PF) Thomas Riel, Chet Wall, Danny Wrenn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Joseph Repp (C) James Johnson, Bruce Demko, Garry Serio | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 10:18 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin (C) Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Seth Worrell (SF) Brian Lancaster | |
| 09:51 | Clemson | David Summerlin blocks the short jumper by Mladen Zauner | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | Clemson | Joseph Repp tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-17 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Johnson | 20-19 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Seth Worrell takes the ball from Wayne Worthey | 20-19 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Seth Worrell hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 20-19 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Joseph Repp pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Seth Worrell buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Huffman and he's hacked by Terrence Nixon - foul #1 on Terrence Nixon, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Chet Wall (SF), Lee Perry (C) Edwin Chapman, Harvey Inman, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Bruce Demko (SG), Richard Fodor (PF) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson, Mladen Zauner | |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Seth Worrell makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Lancaster (SF), Garry Serio (C) Seth Worrell, Joseph Repp | |
| 08:25 | Clemson | Terrence Nixon picks off the pass by Garry Serio | 20-22 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Richard Fodor snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:58 | Clemson | Bruce Demko hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 20-24 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Worthey and he's fouled by Brian Lancaster - foul #1 on Brian Lancaster, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (PF) Terrence Nixon | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Seth Worrell (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF), Joseph Repp (C) James Johnson, Bruce Demko, Brian Lancaster, Richard Fodor, Garry Serio | |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Worrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mladen Zauner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Repp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Seth Worrell can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Seth Worrell grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Seth Worrell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-24 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:44 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Chet Wall is blocked by Joseph Repp | 23-24 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Repp - foul #1 on Joseph Repp, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman (PG), Alvin James (SF), David Summerlin (C) Thomas Riel, Chet Wall, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Garry Serio (C) Thomas Huffman, Seth Worrell, Joseph Repp | |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Garry Serio misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Summerlin - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Deleon (PG) Wayne Worthey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Garry Serio misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Garry Serio makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | Alvin James connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Chapman | 27-25 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | David Summerlin steals the ball from Brian Lancaster | 27-25 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon (SF) Alvin James | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Bruce Demko (SG), Seth Worrell (SF), Richard Fodor (PF) James Johnson, Gregory Johnson, Brian Lancaster, Mladen Zauner | |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman buries a shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Richard Fodor lays it up and in | 29-27 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | David Deleon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Richard Fodor dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Huffman | 29-29 |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Nixon | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Fodor - foul #1 on Richard Fodor, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Wayne Worthey (SG), Chet Wall (SF), Lee Perry (C) David Deleon, Edwin Chapman, Terrence Nixon, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Mladen Zauner (PF), Joseph Repp (C) Thomas Huffman, Richard Fodor, Garry Serio | |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry loses the dribble to Bruce Demko | 29-29 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Seth Worrell can't finish the layup | 29-29 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Lee Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Bruce Demko (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Worrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mladen Zauner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Repp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Repp steps in front of the Thomas Riel pass | 29-29 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Thomas Riel is called for the reach on Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Riel, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fidler (SG), Danny Wrenn (PF) Wayne Worthey, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Brian Lancaster (SF) Bruce Demko, Seth Worrell | |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:40 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Brian Lancaster snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Repp | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mladen Zauner - foul #1 on Mladen Zauner, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon (SF), Alvin James (C) Chet Wall, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Lewis (SG), Richard Fodor (C) Gregory Johnson, Joseph Repp | |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Brian Lancaster's floater is tipped away by Danny Wrenn | 29-33 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Alvin James snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 02:00 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Riel | 32-33 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Brian Lancaster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:10 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-33 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | Martin Lewis gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Danny Wrenn - foul #3 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Chet Wall (SF), David Summerlin (PF), Lee Perry (C) Thomas Riel, Terrence Nixon, Danny Wrenn, Alvin James | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Seth Worrell (SF), Garry Serio (C) Thomas Huffman, Martin Lewis, Brian Lancaster, Richard Fodor | |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | James Johnson steals it from Lee Perry | 32-34 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | James Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Johnson | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler is hacked by Gregory Johnson - foul #2 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (PF) David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Fodor (PF) Mladen Zauner | |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Richard Fodor snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Richard Fodor clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-37 |