| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Green (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roger Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | William Lloyd connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from George Steib | 29-21 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Richard Smith hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Andy Green | 31-21 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Terry Cox is denied on a layup by David Schwartz | 31-21 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Roger Hill is fouled in the backcourt by William Lloyd - foul #3 on William Lloyd, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SG) William Lloyd | |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-21 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | George Steib loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SF), Dante Tucker (PF), John Pippin (C) Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, George Steib | |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Roger Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses short on a jumper in the lane | 31-21 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Dante Tucker grabs the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Terry Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Ledford | 31-23 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 33-23 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Schwartz - foul #3 on David Schwartz, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (PG), Jason Gunn (C) Jeffery Pardo, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (C) John Pippin | |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Andy Green misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 16:38 | Clemson | George Steib gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Terry Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-24 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Dante Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Greene (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Ledford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Steib (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene is fouled on the floor by Ricky Chalmers - foul #2 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG), Richard Smith (PF) Will Fugate, Nicholas Greene | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (PG), William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), John Pippin (C) Terry Cox, Manuel Ledford, Ricky Chalmers, Dante Tucker, George Steib | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Richard Smith makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Jeffery Pardo | 35-26 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Mark Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | John Pippin misses the tip | 35-26 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | John Pippin denies the turnaround by Roger Hill | 35-26 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn tips it in | 37-26 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | William Lloyd knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Robertson | 37-28 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Richard Smith misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SF), David Schwartz (C) Roger Hill, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SF), George Steib (C) Jeffery Bennett, John Pippin | |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | William Lloyd steals the ball from Jeffery Pardo in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Robertson - foul #4 on Mark Robertson, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Ricky Chalmers (SF), Dante Tucker (PF) Mark Robertson, William Lloyd, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Terry Cox's layup is rejected by Nicholas Greene | 40-30 |
| 12:23 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Terry Cox and the foul's on Nicholas Greene - foul #1 on Nicholas Greene, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (PG) Jeffery Pardo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Dante Tucker | |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Andy Green loses the dribble to Terry Cox in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Green (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Greene (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Ledford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Steib (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford is fouled on the floor by Andy Green - foul #4 on Andy Green, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Hill (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Chris Kohler, Nicholas Greene | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Dante Tucker (PF), John Pippin (C) Manuel Ledford, Ricky Chalmers, George Steib | |
| 10:36 | Clemson | William Lloyd connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG), Jason Gunn (C) Will Fugate, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller (PF) John Pippin | |
| 09:47 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Terry Cox | 42-40 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Richard Smith loses the dribble to William Lloyd | 42-40 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett clanks a floater in the paint | 42-40 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | William Lloyd tips it in | 42-42 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Roger Hill makes the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Smith | 44-42 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Dante Tucker makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 44-44 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Andy Green is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andy Green, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (PG), Chris Kohler (SG), Nicholas Greene (PF), David Schwartz (C) Jeffery Pardo, Andy Green, Richard Smith, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (PG), Mark Robertson (SG), Ricky Chalmers (SF), John Pippin (PF), George Steib (C) Terry Cox, William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, Dante Tucker | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-44 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Mark Robertson is called for the reach on Chris Kohler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Robertson, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG) Mark Robertson | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 07:21 | Clemson | John Pippin pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Hill (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Greene (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Manuel Ledford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lloyd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Chalmers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Pippin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene is fouled in the backcourt by William Lloyd - foul #4 on William Lloyd, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG) Roger Hill | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chris Kohler | 46-44 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | William Lloyd drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Ledford | 46-46 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo misses badly on a floater near the basket | 46-46 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses the runner from the right block | 48-46 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | George Steib pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Will Fugate - foul #1 on Will Fugate, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Hill (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Will Fugate, Nicholas Greene, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, John Pippin, George Steib | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Richard Smith misses the jump hook near the basket | 48-47 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Manuel Ledford | 48-47 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Terry Cox is hacked by Jeffery Pardo - foul #1 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Ricky Chalmers | |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG) Manuel Ledford | |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Terry Cox steals the ball from Chris Kohler in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | William Lloyd can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-47 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler is hacked by William Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Lloyd, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Schwartz (C) Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SG), George Steib (C) William Lloyd, Dante Tucker | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Richard Smith knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 50-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Kohler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Hill (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Ledford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Roger Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (PG), Nicholas Greene (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Jeffery Pardo, Richard Smith, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dante Tucker (PF) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Terry Cox is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Will Fugate makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG), David Schwartz (C) Will Fugate, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF) Jeffery Bennett, Dante Tucker | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Terry Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Nicholas Greene - foul #2 on Nicholas Greene, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Smith (PF) Nicholas Greene | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Ricky Chalmers | |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Roger Hill's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bennett | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is hacked by Terry Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Cox, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | David Schwartz is called for the reach on Jeffery Bennett - foul #4 on David Schwartz, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Ledford - foul #2 on Manuel Ledford, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (PG) Jeffery Pardo | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller loses the dribble to Chris Kohler | 57-51 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler lays it up and in | 59-51 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Cox | 59-54 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Manuel Ledford is called for the reach on Roger Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Ledford, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Roger Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Roger Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 61-54 |