| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) SG - Warren Payton (fresh) SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) PF - Toby Halter (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fresh) SG - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) SF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Charles Padgett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Pham | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Brewer - foul #1 on Roger Brewer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Warren Payton | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes travels in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Roger Brewer banks in the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses the jump hook in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Charles Padgett grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Tookes and he's hacked by Donald Bertram - foul #1 on Donald Bertram, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Harold Haynes | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses short on a floater in the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Warren Payton | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses the floater from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Justin Pham is fouled on the floor by Irwin Keenan - foul #1 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF) Irwin Keenan, Elden Rosas | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Roger Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Roger Brewer tips it home | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fresh) SG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) PF - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lea (fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fairly fresh) C - Roger Brewer (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is hacked by Justin Pham - foul #1 on Justin Pham, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF) Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kallas (PF), Jesus Rivera (C) Charles Padgett, Roger Brewer | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | David Kallas steals the ball from Toby Halter | 3-8 |
| 15:20 | Clemson | Anthony Hennings is called for the reach on Justin Pham - foul #1 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (SF) Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) Neil Vilkoski | |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Elden Rosas steps in front of the George Lea pass | 3-8 |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Warren Payton | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | George Lea comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Jie Wang tips it but misses | 5-8 |
| 14:36 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings loses the ball out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Anthony Hennings, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF), Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Justin Pham, David Kallas, Jesus Rivera | |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Jarrett Simone is called for the reach on Jie Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Jie Wang can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Harold Haynes swats the layup by Jie Wang | 5-8 |
| 13:39 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | George Lea is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Lea, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (PG), David Kallas (C) George Lea, Roger Brewer | |
| 13:14 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan is hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #1 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 12:59 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF) Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Pham (PG), Jesus Rivera (C) Jie Wang, Charles Padgett | |
| 12:31 | Clemson | Justin Pham hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesus Rivera | 7-10 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roger Brewer (C) David Kallas | |
| 12:01 | Clemson | Roger Brewer blows the layup but he's fouled by Leopoldo Costa - foul #1 on Leopoldo Costa, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) Neil Vilkoski | |
| 12:01 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) SG - Warren Payton (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) PF - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jie Wang (fairly fresh) SF - George Lea (fairly fresh) PF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the jump hook from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | Jie Wang is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Elden Rosas (SF) Irwin Keenan, Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF), Charles Padgett (PF) George Lea, Jesus Rivera | |
| 11:02 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Warren Payton is blocked by Roger Brewer | 9-12 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Justin Pham snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Jie Wang is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:23 | Wake Forest | Maurice Tookes swats the short shot by Warren Payton | 9-12 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:18 | Clemson | Justin Pham connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jie Wang | 9-14 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Hennings | 11-14 |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Charles Padgett misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Warren Payton - foul #1 on Warren Payton, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF) Anthony Hennings, Elden Rosas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG), George Lea (SF), David Kallas (C) Jie Wang, Maurice Tookes, Roger Brewer | |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Charles Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Charles Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Leopoldo Costa | 11-15 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesus Rivera (C) Charles Padgett | |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Warren Payton picks off the pass by Neil Vilkoski in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | George Lea takes the ball from Donald Bertram | 11-15 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | George Lea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Vilkoski | 11-15 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | Justin Pham is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Elden Rosas (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Irwin Keenan, Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF), Charles Padgett (PF) George Lea, David Kallas | |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Padgett | 11-15 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Payton (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elden Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vilkoski (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Padgett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses short on a jumper in the lane | 11-15 |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), George Lea (SG), Roger Brewer (C) Justin Pham, Neil Vilkoski, Jesus Rivera | |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jie Wang | 11-17 |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone is hacked by Roger Brewer - foul #2 on Roger Brewer, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF) Anthony Hennings, Elden Rosas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG), David Kallas (C) Maurice Tookes, Roger Brewer | |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Charles Padgett - foul #1 on Charles Padgett, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF) George Lea | |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Charles Padgett hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 13-17 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Charles Padgett tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Padgett - foul #2 on Charles Padgett, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (SG) Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Pham (PG), Jesus Rivera (C) Jie Wang, Charles Padgett | |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Harold Haynes - foul #1 on Harold Haynes, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher (C) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | George Lea grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | George Lea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), John Haas (C) Irwin Keenan, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton scores on a shot in the paint | 17-21 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Leopoldo Costa swats the short shot by Neil Vilkoski | 17-21 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera tips it but misses | 17-21 |
| 04:07 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Haas | 17-21 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton drills a floater from the right block | 19-21 |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Payton - foul #2 on Warren Payton, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Elden Rosas (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Anthony Hennings, Warren Payton, Leopoldo Costa, Alex Danaher, John Haas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Jesus Rivera, David Kallas | |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Elden Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) PF - Toby Halter (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vilkoski (tiring) 8 pts. SF - George Lea (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Charles Padgett clanks a floater from the right block | 21-23 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:58 | Clemson | Jarrett Simone steals the ball from Neil Vilkoski | 21-23 |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Roger Brewer gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:14 | Clemson | George Lea is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Lea, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Warren Payton (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), Alex Danaher (C) Irwin Keenan, Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Toby Halter, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), Maurice Tookes (SF), Jesus Rivera (PF) Neil Vilkoski, George Lea, Charles Padgett | |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jie Wang - foul #1 on Jie Wang, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Justin Pham is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Payton - foul #3 on Warren Payton, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (SG) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Brewer - foul #3 on Roger Brewer, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kallas (PF) Roger Brewer | |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Justin Pham drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jie Wang | 24-27 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jie Wang - foul #2 on Jie Wang, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram (C) Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG), Charles Padgett (PF) Justin Pham, Jesus Rivera | |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Bertram - foul #2 on Donald Bertram, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG) Elden Rosas | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Alex Danaher (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Charles Padgett buries a jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-30 |