| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jon Price (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Vasser (fresh) C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Bias (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jon Price inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Clemson | Bryan Gage scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Price | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Gregory Scranton is called for the reach on John Gasaway - foul #3 on Gregory Scranton, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Curtiss (SF) Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | John Gasaway drills a 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Bryan Gage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Derek Hope pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias blows the layup | 27-32 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | Bryan Gage gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Chris Vasser misses badly on a floater from close range | 27-32 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Bias | 27-32 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Derek Hope double dribbles | 27-32 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | James Curtiss misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Gasaway | 27-34 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | James Curtiss comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Jon Price steals it from Samuel Grimm | 27-34 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | James Curtiss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Derek Hope - foul #2 on Derek Hope, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG), Gregory Scranton (C) Eric Gardner, Jon Price | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), Lance Kemp (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Derek Hope, John Gasaway, John Farris, Ronald Bias | |
| 15:54 | Clemson | James Curtiss makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | James Curtiss makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Bryan Gage (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Curtiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Vasser (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Grimm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cheatham | 29-37 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Bryan Gage hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lance Kemp - foul #1 on Lance Kemp, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (SF) James Curtiss | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (SG), John Farris (SF) Lance Kemp, Samuel Grimm | |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Bryan Gage makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Bryan Gage makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Bryan Gage picks off the pass by John Farris | 31-37 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton is whistled for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG) Bryan Gage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), Ronald Bias (C) Mathew Fletcher, John Farris | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton connects on the jumper from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | John Gasaway knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Clarence Brown | 33-40 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Chris Vasser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | John Gasaway drills a floater from the right side | 33-42 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Bias - foul #1 on Ronald Bias, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan Gage (SG), James Curtiss (SF) Ivan Golembeski, Jon Price | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF) Derek Hope, John Gasaway, Jeffrey Cheatham, Clarence Brown | |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Curtiss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Vasser (tiring) C - Gregory Scranton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Bias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | John Farris buries a floater from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Bryan Gage grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Eric Gardner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Gage | 37-44 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias loses the dribble to Chris Vasser | 37-44 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Eric Gardner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Bryan Gage gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Chris Vasser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mathew Fletcher | 39-46 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Bryan Gage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | James Curtiss snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton's pass is intercepted by Samuel Grimm | 39-46 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | James Curtiss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Gage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Curtiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Vasser (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gregory Scranton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Kemp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Farris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Grimm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Bias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias is whistled for traveling | 39-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG), Jon Price (SF) Eric Gardner, James Curtiss | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), John Gasaway (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Mathew Fletcher, Lance Kemp, John Farris, Ronald Bias | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Bryan Gage misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Farris (SF) Samuel Grimm | |
| 06:36 | Clemson | The jump hook by Chris Vasser is blocked by Jeffrey Cheatham | 39-46 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Gasaway and he's hacked by Jon Price - foul #2 on Jon Price, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Curtiss (SF) Chris Vasser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Jon Price snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Bryan Gage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | John Farris grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Clemson | Bryan Gage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Gasaway and he's hacked by James Curtiss - foul #1 on James Curtiss, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG), Chris Vasser (PF) Bryan Gage, James Curtiss | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG) John Farris | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Clemson | Chris Vasser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Cheatham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cheatham, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 05:01 | Clemson | Chris Vasser misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:01 | Clemson | Chris Vasser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Gasaway | 40-57 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski's layup is rejected by Derek Hope | 40-57 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Derek Hope misses the shot from the right block | 40-57 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Chris Vasser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Cheatham steps in front of the Chris Vasser pass | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ivan Golembeski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jon Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Vasser (tiring) 3 pts. C - Gregory Scranton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Derek Hope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mathew Fletcher | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Eric Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-60 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 40-60 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher is hacked by Ivan Golembeski - foul #3 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan Gage (SG), James Curtiss (SF) Eric Gardner, Chris Vasser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF), Ronald Bias (C) John Gasaway, Derek Hope, Jeffrey Cheatham, Clarence Brown | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jon Price - foul #3 on Jon Price, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | James Curtiss travels with the ball | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Ivan Golembeski steals it from Ronald Bias | 40-61 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | James Curtiss scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Gregory Scranton | 42-61 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm lays it up and in set up by Lance Kemp | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Jon Price loses the dribble to Mathew Fletcher | 42-63 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Vasser (PF) Jon Price | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), John Gasaway (SG) Mathew Fletcher, Lance Kemp | |
| 00:49 | Clemson | James Curtiss's pass is intercepted by John Gasaway | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | John Gasaway is fouled on the floor by Gregory Scranton - foul #4 on Gregory Scranton, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Derek Hope runs out the clock | 42-63 |