| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fresh) SG - Akim Zullinger (fresh) SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) PF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) C - Gustavo Morales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) SG - William Gunn (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Justin Sonntag | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Brian Landowski buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Justin Sonntag | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Irwin Christenson | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Clemson | Justin Sonntag is called for the reach on Akim Zullinger - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Neil Vilkoski | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Chen Xue buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle's floater is tipped away by Justin Sonntag | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits a floater in the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Chen Xue grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | NC State | William Gunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eugene Francis | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Neil Vilkoski is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #1 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG) Brian Landowski | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Morales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | NC State | William Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (PG) William Gunn | |
| 14:53 | NC State | Donald Fountain is called for 5 seconds | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson loses the dribble to Bobby Rose | 6-6 |
| 14:14 | NC State | William Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Neil Vilkoski - foul #2 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (PF) Neil Vilkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) Chen Xue, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| 14:14 | NC State | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:14 | NC State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson's floater is knocked away by Justin Sonntag | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson tips it in | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Akim Zullinger - foul #1 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), Chen Xue (SF) Brian Landowski, William Johnson | |
| 13:19 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Tookes | 11-7 |
| 12:47 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Chen Xue hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle tips it home | 13-9 |
| 12:24 | NC State | William Gunn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Eugene Francis, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 12:02 | NC State | Donald Fountain pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gustavo Morales | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) C - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Gunn (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG) Irwin Christenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Gunn, William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Maurice Tookes denies the turnaround by Brian Landowski | 15-9 |
| 11:06 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Xue | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Israel Tuttle swats the layup by Brian Landowski | 15-9 |
| 10:46 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Israel Tuttle | 17-9 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Joseph Riedel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Sonntag and he's hacked by Israel Tuttle - foul #1 on Israel Tuttle, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Roger Brewer (C) Akim Zullinger, Gustavo Morales | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Joseph Riedel, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 09:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Irwin Christenson | 19-12 |
| 08:31 | NC State | William Gunn buries a 3 from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roger Brewer | 22-15 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Brian Landowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Landowski, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gustavo Morales (C) Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) Brian Landowski, William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Joe Lahey swats the layup by Maurice Tookes | 22-15 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales tips it home | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Israel Tuttle (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | NC State | William Gunn blows the layup but he's hacked by Israel Tuttle - foul #2 on Israel Tuttle, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Charles Padgett (PF) Alfonso Mendez, Israel Tuttle, Maurice Tookes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:13 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:13 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Chen Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Justin Sonntag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| 06:16 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Eugene Francis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:53 | NC State | William Gunn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson loses the dribble to William Gunn in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Neil Vilkoski is called for the reach on Chen Xue - foul #3 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (PF) Charles Padgett | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Eugene Francis, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 05:07 | NC State | Donald Fountain lays it in | 24-22 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Donald Fountain is called for the reach on Gustavo Morales - foul #1 on Donald Fountain, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG), Israel Tuttle (SF) Akim Zullinger, Neil Vilkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Landowski - foul #2 on Brian Landowski, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) Israel Tuttle | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG), William Johnson (SF) Brian Landowski, William Gunn | |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Justin Sonntag pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Irwin Christenson - foul #1 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Israel Tuttle (SF) Jie Wang | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), Bobby Rose (PF) Joseph Riedel, William Johnson, Joe Lahey | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales is hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (PG) Irwin Christenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Joe Lahey (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, Bobby Rose, Justin Sonntag | |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Brian Landowski is fouled on the floor by Akim Zullinger - foul #2 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Maurice Tookes, Gustavo Morales | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) Eugene Francis, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Donald Fountain | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Padgett (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Roger Brewer hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| 02:52 | NC State | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Padgett - foul #1 on Charles Padgett, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Lahey (PF) Bobby Rose | |
| 02:52 | NC State | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Roger Brewer snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from close range | 28-24 |
| 02:38 | NC State | William Johnson grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Brian Landowski knocks in the jumper from the right block | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-26 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Charles Padgett misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Justin Sonntag snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:30 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Alfonso Mendez | 30-26 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Israel Tuttle takes the ball from Brian Landowski | 30-26 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | William Johnson steps in front of the Charles Padgett pass | 30-26 |
| 00:25 | NC State | William Gunn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Johnson | 30-28 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle is fouled on the floor by William Gunn - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Maurice Tookes (PF), Gustavo Morales (C) Akim Zullinger, Charles Padgett, Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, William Johnson, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |