| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Mark Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Henry Downey inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Chad Peppers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Morgan | 44-31 |
| 19:25 | NC State | John Brooks is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chad Peppers | 46-31 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Dennis Bish swats the layup by Justin Ellis | 46-31 |
| 19:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 46-31 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't finish the layup | 46-31 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Justin Ellis | 46-31 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Roy Gray (SG), Larry Cameron (PF), Ulysses Killeen (C) James Morgan, Mark Caraway, Lawrence Johnson, Justin Ellis | |
| 18:44 | NC State | Henry Downey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 49-31 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen is whistled for a carry | 49-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Justin Ellis (C) Roy Gray, Ulysses Killeen | |
| 18:15 | NC State | Kermit Godwin is called for the reach on Chad Peppers - foul #2 on Kermit Godwin, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Morgan (PG) James Fiorillo | |
| 18:03 | NC State | Dennis Bish can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 49-31 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-31 |
| 17:47 | NC State | John Brooks gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Chad Peppers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Justin Ellis gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | James Morgan throws it down despite the doubleteam | 49-33 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Dennis Bish loses the dribble to Henry Delarosa | 49-33 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | James Morgan blows the layup | 49-33 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Henry Downey gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Chad Peppers is fouled on the floor by Henry Delarosa - foul #4 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Roy Gray (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Ulysses Killeen (C) Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Larry Cameron, Justin Ellis | |
| 16:30 | NC State | Lawrence Johnson takes the ball from Chad Peppers after a doubleteam | 49-33 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen drills a runner in the paint set up by Roy Gray | 49-35 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Chad Peppers knocks in the 3 from straight away | 52-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ulysses Killeen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Bernard Johnson is called for the reach on James Fiorillo - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Caraway (SG), Justin Ellis (C) James Morgan, Ulysses Killeen | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Roy Gray comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | James Fiorillo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Roy Gray's pass is intercepted by Dennis Bish | 52-35 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 55-35 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Roy Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Bish | 57-35 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | James Fiorillo misses the lay-in | 57-35 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the shot from the right side | 57-35 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Justin Ellis pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Mark Caraway loses the ball out of bounds | 57-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SG), John Brooks (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Chad Peppers, Bernard Johnson, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Morgan (PG), Larry Cameron (PF) James Fiorillo, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:45 | NC State | John Brooks is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-35 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Larry Cameron pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | James Morgan blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #2 on Fred Clark, team foul #2 | 57-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Roy Gray, Justin Ellis | |
| 13:39 | Clemson | James Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | James Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Fred Clark gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Henry Downey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Henry Downey, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SF), Justin Ellis (C) James Fiorillo, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:07 | Clemson | Mark Caraway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | Larry Cameron pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Curtis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the shot from the right block | 57-36 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Jon Pickles tips it in | 59-36 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | James Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-36 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Henry Downey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-36 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Larry Cameron pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Morgan (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mark Caraway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Cameron (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Roy Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cameron | 59-36 |
| 11:19 | Clemson | James Morgan's floater is tipped away by Henry Downey | 59-36 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Jon Pickles pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| 11:14 | NC State | James Morgan is called for the reach on Curtis Davis - foul #2 on James Morgan, team foul #3 | 59-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Chad Peppers (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, John Brooks, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Ulysses Killeen (C) Mark Caraway, Roy Gray, Larry Cameron, Justin Ellis | |
| 11:09 | NC State | Henry Delarosa is called for the reach on Henry Downey - foul #5 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG) Henry Delarosa | |
| 10:55 | NC State | Henry Downey is fouled on the floor by James Morgan as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on James Morgan, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Chad Peppers loses the dribble to James Fiorillo | 59-36 |
| 10:32 | Clemson | James Fiorillo is fouled on the floor by Leonard Watkins - foul #3 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | James Fiorillo hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-38 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-38 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it in | 61-38 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | James Morgan scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Kermit Godwin and the foul's on Leonard Watkins - foul #4 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SF) Leonard Watkins, Henry Downey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Caraway (SG), Justin Ellis (C) Kermit Godwin, Ulysses Killeen | |
| 09:42 | Clemson | James Morgan makes the free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Dennis Bish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Mark Caraway | 61-41 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Justin Ellis hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mark Caraway out of a doubleteam | 61-43 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Bernard Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-43 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | James Morgan can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jon Pickles - foul #2 on Jon Pickles, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Roy Gray (SF) James Fiorillo, Mark Caraway | |
| 08:47 | Clemson | James Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | James Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Dennis Bish pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Dennis Bish is whistled for traveling | 63-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Caraway (SG) Kermit Godwin | |
| 08:14 | Clemson | James Morgan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Jon Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Brooks | 66-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Morgan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Caraway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Mark Caraway splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 07:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 66-44 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Mark Caraway steals the ball from Dennis Bish | 66-44 |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Mark Caraway misses the easy layup | 66-44 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Dennis Bish pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Chad Peppers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Roy Gray snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Roy Gray travels with the ball | 66-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Henry Downey (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Larry Cameron (PF), Ulysses Killeen (C) Mark Caraway, Roy Gray, Lawrence Johnson, Justin Ellis | |
| 06:30 | NC State | Leonard Watkins travels with the ball | 66-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson (C) Ulysses Killeen | |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-47 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Larry Cameron gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:41 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson misses the lay-in | 66-47 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Chad Peppers gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-47 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Fred Clark tips it in | 68-47 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 68-47 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Chad Peppers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-47 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the follow up shot | 70-47 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Larry Cameron scores on a floater from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-49 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | James Fiorillo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-49 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson hits the follow up shot | 73-51 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Cameron - foul #2 on Larry Cameron, team foul #6 | 73-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Jon Pickles (SF) Chad Peppers, Henry Downey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ray Parsons (PG), Thomas Ellison (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Ulysses Killeen (C) James Fiorillo, Kermit Godwin, James Morgan, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 04:12 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 03:57 | Clemson | Larry Cameron clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-51 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Ulysses Killeen | 75-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ray Parsons | 75-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ray Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ellison (fresh) SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ulysses Killeen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Gray - foul #1 on Roy Gray, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Clark - foul #3 on Fred Clark, team foul #7 | 77-53 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Fred Clark is hacked by Larry Cameron - foul #3 on Larry Cameron, team foul #8 | 77-55 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Fred Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Fred Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Larry Cameron pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Roy Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-55 |
| 02:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jon Pickles | 78-55 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Curtis Davis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Bernard Johnson | 80-55 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen steps out of bounds on the sideline | 80-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:23 | NC State | Curtis Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 80-55 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Roy Gray makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ellison | 80-58 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-58 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Larry Cameron gets the rebound | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #4 on Fred Clark, team foul #8 | 80-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG) Henry Downey | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG) Ray Parsons, Thomas Ellison | |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Roy Gray makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Roy Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-60 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the fadeaway from the left side | 83-60 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 83-60 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curtis Davis | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Roy Gray buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Larry Cameron and he's hacked by Jon Pickles - foul #3 on Jon Pickles, team foul #9 | 86-62 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the free throw | 86-62 |
| 00:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 86-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Jon Pickles is fouled on the floor by Roy Gray - foul #2 on Roy Gray, team foul #9 | 86-62 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 87-62 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 88-62 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by James Fiorillo | 88-64 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Curtis Davis runs out the clock | 88-64 |