| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 19:50 | Clemson | Paul Holm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 19:49 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Frank Patel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-35 |
| 19:40 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman tips it in | 30-37 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Paul Holm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roland Buchanan - foul #1 on Roland Buchanan, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:08 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Frank Patel | 32-39 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elmer Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:19 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (PG), Colin Booth (SG), Gary Teal (PF), Ivan Glowinski (C) Paul Holm, Nicholas Minton, Elmer Taylor, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Fall (SF) Frank Patel | |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Paul Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 17:42 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman's pass is intercepted by Paul Simon | 32-39 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Colin Booth loses the dribble to Brian Fall | 32-39 |
| 17:11 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Fall | 32-41 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski buries a turnaround from the left block | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | Boston College | Colin Booth is called for the reach on Brian Fall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Booth, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Elmer Taylor (PF) Jim Hannan, Colin Booth, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG) Roland Buchanan | |
| 16:37 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:35 | Boston College | Brian Fall pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:19 | Boston College | Frank Patel connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Fall | 34-43 |
| 16:02 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor lays it up and in | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Teal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Heideman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Fall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Snow (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Elmer Taylor, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Gabriel (C) Brian Fall | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Paul Holm clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 15:30 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Michael Gabriel | 36-43 |
| 15:08 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Patel | 36-46 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Paul Holm can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Holm | 36-46 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Nichols - foul #1 on Daniel Nichols, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (PG), Colin Booth (SG), David Hall (SF) Paul Holm, Nicholas Minton, Paul Simon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (PF) Kevin Heideman | |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:18 | Boston College | David Hall steals the ball from Frank Patel | 37-46 |
| 14:00 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith buries a driving attempt near the basket | 39-46 |
| 13:40 | Boston College | Frank Patel hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Nichols | 39-48 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Jim Hannan makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Colin Booth and he's fouled by Frank Patel - foul #1 on Frank Patel, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Simon (SF), Elmer Taylor (PF), Gary Teal (C) David Hall, Kenneth Snow, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Fall (SF) Daniel Nichols | |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Jim Hannan makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:58 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is hacked by Colin Booth - foul #3 on Colin Booth, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG) Jim Hannan | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 12:35 | Boston College | Frank Patel banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Roland Buchanan | 42-50 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Roland Buchanan denies the turnaround by Paul Simon | 42-50 |
| 12:27 | Boston College | Frank Patel pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:09 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), David Hall (SF) Colin Booth, Paul Simon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (SF), Kevin Heideman (PF) Frank Patel, Roland Buchanan | |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Marshall Anthony is called for the reach on Paul Holm - foul #3 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski (C) Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Teal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Brian Fall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Heideman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Gabriel - foul #4 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (C) Michael Gabriel | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:13 | Boston College | Nicholas Minton steals it from Marshall Anthony | 43-50 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | David Hall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Minton | 45-50 |
| 10:47 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ivan Glowinski - foul #2 on Ivan Glowinski, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Nicholas Minton, David Hall, Gary Teal, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 10:47 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:47 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | Jim Hannan can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 10:34 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Daniel Nichols | 45-52 |
| 10:32 | Boston College | Frank Patel is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Holm - foul #3 on Paul Holm, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG) Paul Holm | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Brian Fall knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Daniel Nichols | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Jim Hannan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:45 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman's floater is tipped away by Paul Simon | 45-54 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Colin Booth clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 09:35 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Brian Fall lays it in set up by Daniel Nichols and he's fouled by Paul Simon - foul #2 on Paul Simon, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), David Hall (SG), Gary Teal (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Jim Hannan, Colin Booth, Kenneth Snow, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG) Frank Patel | |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Brian Fall makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | David Hall lays it up and in and he's fouled by Marshall Anthony - foul #4 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG) Paul Simon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 08:58 | Clemson | David Hall misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Gary Teal snags the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Teal | 50-57 |
| 08:25 | Boston College | Brian Fall is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frank Patel | 50-59 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-59 |
| 08:17 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman lays it up and in set up by Brian Fall and he's fouled by Gary Teal - foul #1 on Gary Teal, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Ivan Glowinski (PF) Nicholas Minton, David Hall, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Roland Buchanan is called for the reach on Ivan Glowinski - foul #2 on Roland Buchanan, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Snow (PF) Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Michael Gabriel (C) Brian Fall, Roland Buchanan | |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:46 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colin Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (tired) 17 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Nichols (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Heideman (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is hacked by Kenneth Snow - foul #4 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 07:28 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:28 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-63 |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski tips it in | 52-63 |
| 07:05 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is whistled for a carry | 52-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG), Elmer Taylor (C) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Fall (SF) Frank Patel | |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Paul Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Gary Teal (C) Colin Booth, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (PF) Kevin Heideman | |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | The jumper by Elmer Taylor is denied by Michael Gabriel | 52-63 |
| 06:28 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 06:25 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel is hacked by Gary Teal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Teal, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (PG), Robert Welch (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Paul Simon, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:25 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:25 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | Jim Hannan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Fall - foul #2 on Brian Fall, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SF), Gary Teal (PF) Robert Welch, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:07 | Clemson | Jim Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | Jim Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:42 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | A charge is called on David Hall - foul #1 on David Hall, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) Jim Hannan, Nicholas Minton, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (PG), Kevin Heideman (PF) Brian Fall, Roland Buchanan | |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman is hacked by Paul Simon - foul #3 on Paul Simon, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG) David Hall | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gary Teal | 54-66 |
| 05:03 | Clemson | Paul Simon misses long on a turnaround from close range | 54-66 |
| 05:02 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:02 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Colin Booth, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 04:57 | Boston College | Nicholas Minton steals the ball from Frank Patel in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Marshall Anthony is called for the reach on Nicholas Minton - foul #5 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Fall (SG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:23 | Boston College | Frank Patel misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Nicholas Minton | 58-66 |
| 03:50 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 58-66 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (tired) 17 pts. 3 reb. SG - Brian Fall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Nichols (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Heideman (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (PG), Elmer Taylor (C) Paul Holm, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (PF) Kevin Heideman | |
| 03:38 | Boston College | Frank Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG) Nicholas Minton | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Paul Simon buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jim Hannan | 60-66 |
| 02:57 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Nichols | 60-68 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Jim Hannan, Colin Booth, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Paul Holm is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| 02:40 | Boston College | Lawrence Smith swats the dunk try by Brian Fall | 60-68 |
| 02:39 | Boston College | Brian Fall hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow misses long on a floater from the right block | 60-70 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 02:23 | Boston College | Brian Fall is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Minton - foul #2 on Nicholas Minton, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Taylor (PF) Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:23 | Boston College | Brian Fall misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 02:23 | Boston College | Brian Fall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Roland Buchanan denies the turnaround by Paul Simon | 60-71 |
| 02:06 | Boston College | Brian Fall pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:47 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 60-71 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel can't tip it in | 60-71 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Brian Fall tips it but misses | 60-71 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Roland Buchanan swats the short shot by Elmer Taylor | 60-71 |
| 01:19 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Roland Buchanan | 60-71 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan scores on a runner in the lane | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor hits a jump hook from the left block | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Smith | 62-73 |
| 00:16 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan grabs the offensive board | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Frank Patel runs out the clock | 62-73 |