| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Delbert Durham - foul #1 on Delbert Durham, team foul #1 | 19-20 |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Delbert Durham tips it home | 21-21 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses short on a runner from the left block | 21-21 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Martin Appleby pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Martin Appleby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-21 |
| 18:32 | Clemson | Charles Brown tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Danna | 23-23 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Charles Brown connects on the jumper near the basket | 25-23 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Javier Herrera travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Don Smith (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Fred Carson (C) Martin Appleby, Kevin Ellis, Charles Brown, Delbert Durham, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), George Ivy (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, James Jager, Dennis Anderson, Mladen Jahic | |
| 17:04 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 17:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jesiolowski | 25-23 |
| 16:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the jump hook from close range | 25-23 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Valdivia | 25-23 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Vaughn - foul #3 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), James Steward (SG), Delbert Durham (PF) Charles Vaughn, Don Smith, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Dennis Anderson (PF), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Ivan Jesiolowski, Albert Valdivia | |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Haycraft (fresh) PF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Yamada (C) Donald Haycraft, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Brian King (PF) Lawrence Davis, George Ivy, Dennis Anderson | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Dennis Danna steals it from Christopher Yamada | 25-25 |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 14:46 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | The jump hook by James Jager is blocked by Delbert Durham | 25-25 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Delbert Durham | 25-25 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Martin Appleby buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Javier Herrera comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Charles Brown connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-25 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | James Jager comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-25 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 30-25 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Charles Brown lays it in set up by James Steward | 32-25 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | James Jager misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Delbert Durham - foul #2 on Delbert Durham, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Donald Haycraft (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Fred Carson (C) Martin Appleby, James Steward, Charles Brown, Delbert Durham, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| 12:05 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Fred Carson hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Ellis and the foul's on Albert Valdivia - foul #1 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF) James Jager | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Haycraft (fresh) PF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis lays it in on a nice dish by George Ivy | 35-29 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | Lawrence Davis steals it from Kevin Ellis | 35-29 |
| 10:56 | Florida State | George Ivy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Davis | 35-31 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 10:37 | Florida State | George Ivy pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Kevin Ellis steals it from Filip Koslowski in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 10:06 | Clemson | Brian King is called for the reach on Charles Vaughn - foul #4 on Brian King, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF), Larry Lima (PF), Christopher Yamada (C) Donald Haycraft, Christopher Strong, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Dennis Anderson (PF), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis, Brian King, Albert Valdivia | |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Ivy - foul #1 on George Ivy, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (SF), Delbert Durham (PF) Charles Vaughn, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (SF) George Ivy | |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Jager | 37-33 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | James Jager is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #1 on James Jager, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Fred Carson (C) Don Smith, Kevin Ellis, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) James Jager | |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Charles Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred Carson | 39-33 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Haycraft - foul #1 on Donald Haycraft, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Javier Herrera (SG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic | |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Lawrence Davis blocks the short jumper by Fred Carson | 39-33 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Fred Carson is called for the reach on Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Fred Carson, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Christopher Yamada (C) Martin Appleby, Donald Haycraft, Delbert Durham, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), George Ivy (SF), Brian King (PF), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis, Dennis Anderson, Albert Valdivia | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mladen Jahic (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Brian King comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG) Javier Herrera | |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Brian King makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Brian King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Mladen Jahic blocks the short jumper by Charles Brown | 39-35 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Brian King gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | Brian King misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Mladen Jahic swats the short shot by Charles Brown | 39-35 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Mladen Jahic | 39-35 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Donald Haycraft (SF), Delbert Durham (PF), Fred Carson (C) Charles Vaughn, James Steward, Charles Brown, Christopher Strong, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Ivan Jesiolowski, George Ivy, Mladen Jahic | |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Valdivia - foul #2 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | James Jager comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 04:40 | Clemson | Delbert Durham grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | James Jager is called for the reach on Martin Appleby - foul #2 on James Jager, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (SF) Donald Haycraft | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG) Filip Koslowski, Javier Herrera | |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Martin Appleby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (C) James Jager, Albert Valdivia | |
| 03:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Carson - foul #3 on Fred Carson, team foul #7 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG), Larry Lima (PF), Christopher Yamada (C) Martin Appleby, Delbert Durham, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 03:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | James Steward pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Lima (fresh) C - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian King (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Ivan Jesiolowski | 43-38 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Delbert Durham (PF) Charles Vaughn, James Steward, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Ivan Jesiolowski, Lawrence Davis, George Ivy | |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Charles Brown knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is hacked by Martin Appleby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Appleby, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is fouled on the floor by Brian King - foul #5 on Brian King, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Anderson (PF) Brian King | |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | Kevin Ellis steps in front of the James Jager pass in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Javier Herrera is called for the reach on Kevin Ellis - foul #3 on Javier Herrera, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Appleby - foul #3 on Martin Appleby, team foul #9 | 49-40 |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the finger roll | 51-42 |
| 01:08 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Delbert Durham pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Martin Appleby buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Delbert Durham - foul #3 on Delbert Durham, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Don Smith (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Fred Carson (C) Martin Appleby, Kevin Ellis, Charles Brown, Delbert Durham, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Danna - foul #2 on Dennis Danna, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Brown (SF), Delbert Durham (PF), Christopher Yamada (C) Charles Vaughn, Don Smith, Christopher Strong, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson lays it in | 56-47 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Donald Haycraft in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Yamada | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Martin Appleby runs out the clock | 58-47 |