| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Haas (fresh) C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jie Wang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Bassett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the fadeaway near the basket | 33-38 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | James Henderson steals it from Jie Wang in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | David Kallas can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Warren Payton is called for the reach on Jie Wang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Payton, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) John Haas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:03 | Clemson | David Kallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the shot from the right block set up by James Henderson | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | James Henderson is called for the reach on David Bassett in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Henderson, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is fouled on the floor by Jarrett Simone - foul #2 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 17:11 | Clemson | Davis Carter tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 17:09 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Bertram | 35-38 |
| 16:52 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | David Bassett comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-38 |
| 16:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jarrett Simone | 35-38 |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | David Bassett takes the ball from Toby Halter | 35-38 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Marco Anderson - foul #4 on Marco Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Elden Rosas, Marco Anderson, Toby Halter, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), Jesus Rivera (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Jie Wang, David Bassett, Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jarrett Simone (fairly fresh) SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) PF - John Haas (fresh) C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Lea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone is fouled on the floor by Jesus Rivera - foul #1 on Jesus Rivera, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG) Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG) Terry Snyder | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton slams it home | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Leopoldo Costa blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Neil Vilkoski | 37-40 |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Warren Payton is denied by Neil Vilkoski | 37-40 |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 14:46 | Clemson | George Lea can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 14:45 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | George Lea is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Lea, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Bert Edwards (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Leopoldo Costa, John Haas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Neil Vilkoski, Jesus Rivera, Mike Marshall | |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | David Kallas is called for the reach on Elden Rosas - foul #2 on David Kallas, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) George Lea | |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jarrett Simone | 44-40 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses short on a shot from the left block | 44-40 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Jie Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Felix Ramos can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-40 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Felix Ramos snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Davis Carter is fouled on the floor by Donald Bertram - foul #1 on Donald Bertram, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG), Marco Anderson (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Russell Deitch, Bert Edwards, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG), Jesus Rivera (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Jie Wang, Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| 12:53 | Clemson | The jumper by Felix Ramos is denied by Harold Haynes | 44-40 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Warren Payton | 47-40 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Mike Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Mike Marshall snags the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Felix Ramos can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marco Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Toby Halter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) PF - Jesus Rivera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Felix Ramos grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Toby Halter takes the ball from David Bassett | 47-40 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Bassett - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Toby Halter, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), George Lea (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Felix Ramos, David Bassett, Dominic Marino, Jesus Rivera, Mike Marshall | |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | George Lea hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Davis Carter | 49-42 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Donald Bertram is blocked by Davis Carter | 49-42 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Jie Wang's pass is intercepted by James Henderson in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | James Henderson lays it in | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 51-42 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to David Kallas | 51-42 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | James Henderson steps in front of the George Lea pass | 51-42 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | David Kallas steals it from James Henderson | 51-42 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Davis Carter hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by George Lea | 51-44 |
| 08:22 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marco Anderson | 53-44 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | John Haas picks off the pass by Neil Vilkoski | 53-44 |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | John Haas is fouled on the floor by Davis Carter - foul #3 on Davis Carter, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Warren Payton, John Haas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), David Bassett (SF), Jesus Rivera (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Jie Wang, George Lea, Neil Vilkoski, Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Henderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marco Anderson (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Toby Halter (fresh) 12 pts. C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | James Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Terry Snyder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 53-44 |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | James Henderson gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson is fouled on the floor by Terry Snyder - foul #1 on Terry Snyder, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) Terry Snyder | |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Henderson | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:57 | Clemson | James Henderson steals the ball from Dominic Marino in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | James Henderson lays it up and in | 57-44 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is fouled on the floor by Harold Haynes - foul #3 on Harold Haynes, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards (PF) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:15 | Clemson | David Bassett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Felix Ramos steps in front of the Marco Anderson pass | 57-44 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | David Bassett lays it in on a nice dish by Felix Ramos | 57-46 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Felix Ramos is called for the reach on James Henderson - foul #4 on Felix Ramos, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), Donald Bertram (C) Elden Rosas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) David Bassett, Dominic Marino, Jesus Rivera, Mike Marshall | |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | James Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | Davis Carter pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | James Henderson is called for the reach on George Lea in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Henderson, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:50 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is hacked by Felix Ramos - foul #5 on Felix Ramos, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG) Felix Ramos | |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | George Lea is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Davis Carter | 58-51 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | David Kallas pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Lea | 58-53 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jarrett Simone | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | David Kallas is fouled on the floor by Marco Anderson - foul #5 on Marco Anderson, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Russell Deitch, Marco Anderson, Bert Edwards, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesus Rivera (C) Davis Carter | |
| 04:30 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), John Haas (PF) Elden Rosas, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), David Bassett (SG), Mike Marshall (C) George Lea, Terry Snyder, David Kallas | |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Jie Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haas (fresh) C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jie Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski buries a fadeaway in the lane | 60-55 |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kallas (PF) Mike Marshall | |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa blows the layup | 60-55 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa's pass is intercepted by Jie Wang | 60-55 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Jie Wang lays it up and in | 60-57 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | David Kallas swats the layup by Warren Payton | 60-57 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Davis Carter (PF) Jesus Rivera | |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Jie Wang makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bassett | 60-59 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Kallas - foul #3 on David Kallas, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Davis Carter pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Davis Carter clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-59 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton connects on the floater from close range | 62-59 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | David Bassett pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | The clock runs out | 62-59 |