| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jim Hannan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Horacio Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Paul Simon inbounds the ball | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Tibor Gostomski steps in front of the Colin Booth pass | 28-44 |
| 19:22 | Virginia | John Gregory is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tibor Gostomski | 28-47 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Colin Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 19:06 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Jim Hannan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Colin Booth | 31-47 |
| 18:57 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is hacked by Colin Booth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Colin Booth, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG) Colin Booth | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:37 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski is hacked by David Hall - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Taylor (C) Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:18 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Gregory | 31-49 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | Paul Simon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the floater from the right side set up by John Gregory | 31-51 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Tibor Gostomski and the foul's on Elmer Taylor - foul #2 on Elmer Taylor, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Smith (C) Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), David Parker (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) John Gregory, Tibor Gostomski, Omer Kukoc, Horacio Moran | |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the free throw | 33-54 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith drills a shot in the lane | 35-54 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Allen Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Teal (PF) Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Walls (C) Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Gary Teal tips it home | 37-54 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Jim Hannan is called for the reach on David Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Hannan, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| 16:21 | Virginia | Allen Taylor misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-54 |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Jay Puleo tips it in | 37-56 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | David Parker picks off the pass by Gary Teal | 37-56 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Allen Taylor can't finish the layup | 37-56 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Paul Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | David Hall makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-56 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-56 |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Gary Teal misses the floater from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | David Walls pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | David Walls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-56 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Allen Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 14:40 | Virginia | Allen Taylor tips it in | 39-58 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Allen Taylor is called for the reach on David Hall - foul #1 on Allen Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Robert Welch (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Jim Hannan, David Hall, Paul Simon, Gary Teal, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, David Parker, Carmelo Moreno, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 14:09 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-58 |
| 13:48 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Robert Welch gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Paul Holm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | John Gregory is denied on a layup by Kenneth Snow | 39-58 |
| 13:08 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Paul Holm comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 39-58 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski is hacked by Paul Holm - foul #4 on Paul Holm, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Paul Simon (SF), Gary Teal (PF), Ivan Glowinski (C) Paul Holm, Robert Welch, Kenneth Snow, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Walls (PF) Horacio Moran | |
| 12:18 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled on the floor by Ivan Glowinski - foul #2 on Ivan Glowinski, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Horacio Moran (PF) Tibor Gostomski, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 11:54 | Virginia | John Gregory buries a floater from the right block set up by Omer Kukoc | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Colin Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Minton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Horacio Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Clemson | Colin Booth is fouled on the floor by David Walls - foul #1 on David Walls, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) John Gregory, Omer Kukoc, Horacio Moran | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | The jumper by Gary Teal is denied by Jay Puleo | 39-60 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Puleo | 39-60 |
| 11:10 | Virginia | Paul Simon steps in front of the Allen Taylor pass | 39-60 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Colin Booth dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Simon | 41-60 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Allen Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-60 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | David Walls can't tip it in | 41-60 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Paul Simon snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Gary Teal lays it up and in set up by Paul Simon | 43-60 |
| 10:25 | Virginia | Jay Puleo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Paul Simon, Gary Teal, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, David Parker, Carmelo Moreno, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Horacio Moran is called for the reach on Nicholas Minton - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #3 | 43-60 |
| 10:06 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 10:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 43-60 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| 09:34 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 43-62 |
| 09:10 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #4 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (PG), Paul Simon (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Colin Booth, Robert Welch, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Jay Puleo (PF) John Gregory, Horacio Moran | |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Jim Hannan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton gets the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton's 3 pointer is rejected by Omer Kukoc | 43-62 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:09 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Lawrence Smith | 43-62 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-62 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith tips it home | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jay Puleo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Lawrence Smith is called for the reach on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Colin Booth (SG), David Hall (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF), Gary Teal (C) Jim Hannan, Nicholas Minton, Paul Simon, Elmer Taylor, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), David Walls (PF) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Gary Teal clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Horacio Moran (PF) Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Gary Teal misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Gary Teal misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:08 | Virginia | Horacio Moran snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | David Hall steals the ball from John Gregory in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 06:58 | Clemson | Colin Booth makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Holm | 47-64 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | John Gregory comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Gary Teal snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Paul Holm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | David Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:49 | Virginia | David Walls connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Gregory and he's hacked by Gary Teal - foul #2 on Gary Teal, team foul #8 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Simon (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) David Hall, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG) John Gregory, David Parker | |
| 05:49 | Virginia | David Walls makes the free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith is fouled on the floor by David Walls - foul #2 on David Walls, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski (PF) Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran | |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jay Puleo - foul #1 on Jay Puleo, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG) Colin Booth | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) David Walls | |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski is hacked by Nicholas Minton - foul #4 on Nicholas Minton, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Taylor (PF), Gary Teal (C) Ivan Glowinski, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG) Omer Kukoc | |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Gary Teal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:29 | Clemson | The jump hook by Elmer Taylor is blocked by Xing-Fu Chi | 48-67 |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | Jay Puleo is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Allen Taylor | 48-69 |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Paul Simon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Simon | 48-69 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor buries a shot from the right block set up by Paul Holm | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Minton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Teal (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jay Puleo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Simon - foul #1 on Paul Simon, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG), Kenneth Snow (PF), Ivan Glowinski (C) Nicholas Minton, Elmer Taylor, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), David Walls (C) Allen Taylor, Jay Puleo, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Horacio Moran - foul #2 on Horacio Moran, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Simon, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) Tibor Gostomski | |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:06 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Horacio Moran | 51-71 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | David Parker misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Robert Welch's layup is rejected by Horacio Moran | 51-71 |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Horacio Moran snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | David Parker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Gary Teal (C) Paul Holm, Robert Welch, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on David Walls - foul #3 on David Walls, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) David Parker | |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | John Gregory misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Gary Teal - foul #3 on Gary Teal, team foul #11 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) David Hall, Colin Booth, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Carmelo Moreno, David Walls | |
| 01:46 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Paul Holm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-73 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Horacio Moran grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 01:13 | Virginia | John Gregory connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tibor Gostomski | 54-76 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-76 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 00:59 | Virginia | John Gregory connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Tibor Gostomski | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Horacio Moran denies the turnaround by Kenneth Snow | 54-78 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Paul Holm gets the offensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Gregory | 57-80 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-80 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the defensive board | 57-80 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | John Gregory runs out the clock | 57-80 |