| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) C - Tony Dennis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the runner from the left block | 22-30 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Scott Manning takes the ball from Jerry Kinney after a doubleteam | 22-30 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Michael Behm can't finish the layup | 22-30 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick tips it in | 24-30 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Tyler Smith denies the turnaround by Jerry Kinney | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Michael Odom loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 24-30 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 24-30 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Gorczynski | 24-30 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jerry Kinney out of the doubleteam | 24-32 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Michael Behm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Burks (PF) Jerry Kinney, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks loses the dribble to Scott Manning | 24-32 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Scott Manning lays it in | 26-32 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brock - foul #2 on Ronald Brock, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Todd Robinson (PF), James Lyons (C) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Tyler Smith, Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Tony Dennis | |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Thomas Burks | |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Scott Manning's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Grasso | 26-32 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Kinney | 26-32 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 15:51 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) SF - Scott Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Timothy Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG), Tyler Smith (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Billy Maze, Todd Robinson, James Lyons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Ronald Brock is called for the reach on Robert Grasso - foul #3 on Ronald Brock, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Burks (PF) Jerry Kinney, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 26-34 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Scott Manning knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Manning - foul #3 on Scott Manning, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG) Timothy Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Robert Grasso | |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Brock | 31-35 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Gorczynski | 31-37 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Michael Behm is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Todd Robinson (PF), James Lyons (C) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Tyler Smith, Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Thomas Burks, Tony Dennis | |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 31-37 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Todd Robinson pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Jerry Kinney blocks the short jumper by Scott Manning | 31-37 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Olafemi Akawanzie | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) SF - Scott Manning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Scott Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | James Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Scott Manning drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Todd Robinson and he's fouled by Jerry Kinney - foul #1 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jamel Resnick (C) Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Robert Grasso | |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis banks in the layup set up by Kapeni Arizmendi and he's hacked by Jamel Resnick - foul #2 on Jamel Resnick, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Mark Barber (SF), Tyler Smith (PF) Timothy Green, Billy Maze, Scott Manning, James Lyons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (PF) Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Kinney - foul #2 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 35-42 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Tony Dennis picks off the pass by Mark Barber | 35-42 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Michael Behm steals it from Tony Dennis | 35-42 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick is hacked by Michael Odom - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Scott Manning (SF), James Lyons (PF) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Mark Barber, Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Thomas Burks, Tony Dennis | |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Jerry Kinney denies the turnaround by Timothy Green | 35-42 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is fouled on the floor by James Lyons - foul #1 on James Lyons, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Todd Robinson (PF) Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Lyons - foul #2 on James Lyons, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG), Tyler Smith (PF) Billy Maze, Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Reginald Davis is called for the reach on James Lyons - foul #2 on Reginald Davis, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Scott Manning connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Manning (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Scott Manning picks off the pass by Olafemi Akawanzie | 38-44 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | James Lyons can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-44 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Olafemi Akawanzie | 38-44 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Scott Manning is called for the reach on Jerry Kinney - foul #4 on Scott Manning, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, James Lyons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Burks (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Olafemi Akawanzie, Robert Grasso | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:48 | Clemson | Michael Odom steps in front of the Ronald Brock pass | 38-46 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks throws it down on a great pass from Michael Odom and the foul's on Jamel Resnick - foul #3 on Jamel Resnick, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Maze (SG), Todd Robinson (PF) Ronald Brock, Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Billy Maze travels with the ball | 38-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Lyons (PF) Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Randy Kwong | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Scott Manning is fouled on the floor by Kapeni Arizmendi - foul #1 on Kapeni Arizmendi, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Tyler Smith (PF) Michael Behm, Billy Maze, James Lyons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Robert Grasso (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Tony Dennis | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning's floater is tipped away by Robert Grasso | 38-52 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Scott Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick connects on the open shot from the baseline | 40-52 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Gorczynski | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Manning (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamel Resnick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (tired) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick is fouled on the floor by Michael Gorczynski - foul #2 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Maze (SG), Mark Barber (SF), Todd Robinson (PF), James Lyons (C) Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Tyler Smith, Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Thomas Burks, Robert Grasso | |
| 03:18 | Clemson | James Lyons buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Barber - foul #1 on Mark Barber, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (SF) Timothy Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Lyons | 42-55 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | James Lyons hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Tony Dennis - foul #2 on Tony Dennis, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | James Lyons makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Michael Odom | 45-57 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Billy Maze comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kapeni Arizmendi | 45-59 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Billy Maze drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Robinson | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is fouled on the floor by Mark Barber - foul #2 on Mark Barber, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Todd Robinson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 48-60 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | James Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie gets the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi runs out the clock | 48-60 |