| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Steib (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Clemson | William Lloyd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | George Steib hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the easy layup | 34-45 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Plank | 34-45 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Daniel Reinmiller blocks the short jumper by Roy Whiteaker | 34-45 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the contested jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Cox and he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #2 on Brandon Plank, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SF) Brian Harper, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SF), Dante Tucker (PF), John Pippin (C) Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, George Steib | |
| 18:31 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the free throw | 34-48 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Dante Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dante Tucker, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (SG), Ricky Chalmers (SF) Terry Cox, William Lloyd | |
| 18:05 | Florida State | Brandon Plank steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-48 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Thomas Wolfe is called for the reach on Mark Robertson - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Mark Robertson loses the dribble to Kenneth Taylor | 34-48 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Taylor | 36-48 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Ledford | 36-50 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Mark Robertson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Robertson, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), William Lloyd (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), George Steib (C) Mark Robertson, Ricky Chalmers, Dante Tucker, John Pippin | |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker hits a shot in the paint | 38-50 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | George Steib misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brandon Plank - foul #3 on Brandon Plank, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Kenneth Dixon (C) Bryon Griffin, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Manuel Ledford | |
| 16:44 | Clemson | George Steib misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | George Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Jeffery Bennett steals it from John Phillips in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | William Lloyd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Whiteaker - foul #3 on Roy Whiteaker, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SG), Robert Morrell (C) Thomas Wolfe, Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:27 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Reinmiller - foul #3 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor (SF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (SG), Ricky Chalmers (PF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Daniel Reinmiller, George Steib | |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Morrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Chalmers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dante Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Terry Cox clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Harper - foul #3 on Brian Harper, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Roy Whiteaker (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Brian Harper, Kenneth Dixon, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SG) Mark Robertson | |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-54 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Terry Cox clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #4 on Brandon Plank, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (C) Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), John Pippin (C) Jeffery Bennett, Ricky Chalmers, Dante Tucker | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Cox - foul #1 on Terry Cox, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG) Brian Grider | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG) Terry Cox | |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Mark Robertson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor loses the dribble to Manuel Ledford in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | William Lloyd's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF), Robert Morrell (C) Bryon Griffin, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), George Steib (C) Manuel Ledford, John Pippin | |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Brian Harper buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Dixon | 42-58 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Mark Robertson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Harper - foul #4 on Brian Harper, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Ricky Chalmers (SF), Dante Tucker (PF) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Mark Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Mark Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 13:42 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the dunk | 42-60 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Dixon | 42-60 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Dixon | 44-60 |
| 13:15 | Clemson | Bryon Griffin is called for the reach on Terry Cox - foul #3 on Bryon Griffin, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Roy Whiteaker (PF) Brian Grider, John Phillips, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), John Pippin (C) Mark Robertson, Ricky Chalmers, George Steib | |
| 13:15 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe clanks a shot from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 13:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Pippin | 44-60 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Terry Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Bennett | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:57 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-62 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Terry Cox clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), George Steib (C) William Lloyd, Dante Tucker, John Pippin | |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 44-63 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin tips it in | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett loses the dribble to Roy Whiteaker | 46-63 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Manuel Ledford picks off the pass by Thomas Wolfe in the backcourt | 46-63 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Terry Cox is whistled for a carry | 46-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Arnold Gore (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF), Robert Morrell (C) Bryon Griffin, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (PG), William Lloyd (SG), Ricky Chalmers (PF) Terry Cox, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Arnold Gore (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Morrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Lloyd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ledford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Ricky Chalmers (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Steib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Arnold Gore is hacked by Mark Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Robertson, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ricky Chalmers - foul #2 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pippin (C) George Steib | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | William Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Robert Morrell - foul #1 on Robert Morrell, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller (PF) Manuel Ledford | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 11:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Roy Whiteaker | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Brian Grider is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Grider, team foul #11 | 48-64 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-64 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | Brian Grider blows the dunk | 48-64 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | William Lloyd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Morrell | 48-64 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | The jump hook by Roy Whiteaker is blocked by John Pippin | 48-64 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Lloyd | 48-64 |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Brian Grider gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 48-64 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Arnold Gore hits the follow up shot | 50-64 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Brian Grider steals it from Mark Robertson | 50-64 |
| 09:23 | Florida State | John Phillips blows the layup | 50-64 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Mark Robertson misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Arnold Gore - foul #2 on Arnold Gore, team foul #12 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Kenneth Dixon (PF) Arnold Gore, Brian Grider, John Phillips, Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Manuel Ledford (SF), Dante Tucker (PF), George Steib (C) William Lloyd, Ricky Chalmers, Daniel Reinmiller, John Pippin | |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Mark Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Mark Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor loses the dribble to Manuel Ledford | 50-65 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Robert Morrell blocks the short jumper by Terry Cox | 50-65 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Robert Morrell tips it in | 52-65 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the floater from the right side | 52-65 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Terry Cox tips it home | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Mark Robertson pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | George Steib buries a shot from the left wing | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wolfe (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Dixon (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morrell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Manuel Ledford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. PF - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Steib (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | George Steib blocks the short jumper by Thomas Wolfe | 52-69 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 06:54 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #13 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Brian Grider (SG), Roy Whiteaker (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Dixon, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF) Mark Robertson, Manuel Ledford, Dante Tucker | |
| 06:40 | Clemson | George Steib comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #5 on Brandon Plank, team foul #14 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (C) Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:40 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Reinmiller - foul #4 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Terry Cox drills a jumpshot from the right side | 53-73 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Cox - foul #2 on Terry Cox, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (PG) Terry Cox | |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | William Lloyd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-73 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Brian Grider gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Reinmiller | 55-73 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | William Lloyd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dixon | 55-73 |
| 04:52 | Florida State | John Phillips comes up short on the shot from close range | 55-73 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the tip | 55-73 |
| 04:50 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 55-75 |
| 04:24 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-75 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Brian Grider can't tip it in | 55-75 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bennett | 55-75 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | William Lloyd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-75 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Roy Whiteaker | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Brian Harper drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Whiteaker | 57-75 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Dixon | 57-75 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian Harper | 57-75 |
| 03:32 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Harper | 59-75 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | The jump hook by William Lloyd is blocked by Roy Whiteaker | 59-75 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Brian Grider snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Grider (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (tired) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Dixon (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Manuel Ledford (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Lloyd (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Reinmiller (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Steib (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Manuel Ledford is called for the reach on Brian Harper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Ledford, team foul #9 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Robert Morrell (PF) Brian Grider, John Phillips, Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Mark Robertson (SG), Ricky Chalmers (SF), Dante Tucker (PF), John Pippin (C) Manuel Ledford, William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, George Steib | |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Mark Robertson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Cox | 61-77 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor is fouled on the floor by Mark Robertson - foul #3 on Mark Robertson, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Florida State | Arnold Gore (SG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Terry Cox | 63-79 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 63-79 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 63-79 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Dante Tucker swats the short shot by Kenneth Dixon | 63-79 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | John Pippin snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Morrell - foul #2 on Robert Morrell, team foul #15 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SG) Arnold Gore | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), George Steib (C) Mark Robertson, Dante Tucker, John Pippin | |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 01:20 | Florida State | Robert Morrell gets the rebound | 63-80 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Daniel Reinmiller is called for the reach on Bryon Griffin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #11 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), Dante Tucker (PF) Ricky Chalmers, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | George Steib misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-80 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the board | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-80 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Terry Cox pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-80 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 65-80 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Brian Grider hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-80 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon clanks a floater from the right side | 65-80 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Dante Tucker pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Terry Cox runs out the clock | 65-80 |