| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - Mark Galloway (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) C - Robert Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Duane Perry (fresh) SG - Milton Heitzman (fresh) SF - Lamar Hammond (fresh) PF - Jerry Visser (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Ungar | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Robert Davenport buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman's pass is intercepted by Mark Galloway | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lamar Hammond - foul #1 on Lamar Hammond, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Mark Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser jams it on a nice dish by Paul Taylor | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin is denied on a layup by Lamar Hammond | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Georgia Tech | Paul Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Paul Thornton (C) James Henderson, Mark Galloway, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 16:47 | Clemson | A charge is called on Hugh Walton - foul #1 on Hugh Walton, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG) Carl Adams | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Milton Witcher (SF) Paul Taylor | |
| 16:19 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:52 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 15:51 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) SG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Paul Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Duane Perry (fresh) SG - Milton Heitzman (fresh) SF - Milton Witcher (fresh) PF - Jerry Visser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lamar Hammond (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Ungar | 3-2 |
| 15:01 | Clemson | Duane Perry picks off the pass by Elmer Smith | 3-2 |
| 14:57 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Duane Perry | 3-4 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 14:32 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:11 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Milton Heitzman and he's fouled by Hugh Walton - foul #2 on Hugh Walton, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Hugh Walton, Mark Galloway, Elmer Smith, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Stephen Crane (PG), John Duncan (SG), Paul Taylor (C) Duane Perry, Milton Heitzman, Lamar Hammond | |
| 14:11 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Robert Davenport is fouled on the floor by Stephen Crane - foul #1 on Stephen Crane, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG) Carl Adams | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Mark Dove (PF) Jerry Visser | |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Robert Davenport drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Henderson and the foul's on Stephen Crane - foul #2 on Stephen Crane, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry (PG), Allen Peterson (SF) Stephen Crane, Milton Witcher | |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:10 | Georgia Tech | Paul Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Davenport - foul #1 on Robert Davenport, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 12:43 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 6-7 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Mark Galloway snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman (SG), Milton Witcher (SF) Duane Perry, Allen Peterson | |
| 11:54 | Georgia Tech | Robert Davenport is called for the reach on Mark Dove - foul #2 on Robert Davenport, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (PF) Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser (PF) Mark Dove | |
| 11:29 | Georgia Tech | Elmer Smith picks off the pass by Milton Heitzman | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Dallas Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Duncan (fresh) SG - Milton Heitzman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Witcher (fresh) PF - Jerry Visser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Henderson | 8-7 |
| 10:53 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Elmer Smith - foul #1 on Elmer Smith, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry (PG), Lamar Hammond (C) John Duncan, Paul Taylor | |
| 10:53 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 10:53 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Mark Galloway is blocked by Lamar Hammond | 8-9 |
| 10:30 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:08 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 8-9 |
| 10:07 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 10:06 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Duane Perry takes the ball from Jeffrey Ungar | 8-11 |
| 09:37 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman banks in the layup on a great pass from Duane Perry | 8-13 |
| 09:16 | Clemson | Mark Galloway throws it down on a great pass from Dallas Franklin | 10-13 |
| 08:54 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Henderson - foul #1 on James Henderson, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Elmer Smith (PF) James Henderson, Mark Galloway, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Mark Dove (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Milton Witcher, Jerry Visser | |
| 08:54 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 08:54 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 08:34 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin tips it home | 12-15 |
| 08:17 | Georgia Tech | Paul Taylor lays it up and in set up by Lamar Hammond | 12-17 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Elmer Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 07:58 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 12-17 |
| 07:31 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) SG - Carl Adams (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ungar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Duane Perry (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Heitzman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamar Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Dove (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Ungar - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ungar, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Mark Galloway (SG), George Moses (PF) Jermaine Abramson, Carl Adams, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Duncan (SG), Allen Peterson (SF), Jerry Visser (PF) Milton Heitzman, Lamar Hammond, Mark Dove | |
| 07:16 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:16 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 06:53 | Clemson | Mark Galloway buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Henderson | 14-19 |
| 06:38 | Georgia Tech | John Duncan buries a jumper from the right side | 14-21 |
| 06:11 | Clemson | Mark Galloway makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Henderson | 17-21 |
| 05:55 | Georgia Tech | John Duncan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Duncan, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (PF) George Moses | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Milton Witcher (SF), Mark Dove (C) Allen Peterson, Paul Taylor | |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 05:34 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:08 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman (SG), Lamar Hammond (C) Duane Perry, Mark Dove | |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Paul Thornton comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 04:42 | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:16 | Georgia Tech | Dallas Franklin picks off the pass by John Duncan | 17-21 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 03:50 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 03:27 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser slams it home and the foul's on Jeffrey Ungar - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ungar, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Elmer Smith (PF), Robert Davenport (C) James Henderson, Dallas Franklin, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry (PG), Paul Taylor (C) John Duncan, Milton Witcher | |
| 03:27 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Visser misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 03:27 | Clemson | Robert Davenport grabs the board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Duane Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Heitzman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamar Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Visser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Lamar Hammond is called for the reach on Hugh Walton - foul #2 on Lamar Hammond, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dallas Franklin (PF) Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Allen Peterson (SF), Mark Dove (PF) Lamar Hammond, Jerry Visser | |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 02:14 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin can't tip it in | 17-23 |
| 02:13 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 02:06 | Georgia Tech | Paul Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Davenport - foul #3 on Robert Davenport, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Elmer Smith (PF) Hugh Walton, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Milton Witcher (SF) Allen Peterson | |
| 02:06 | Georgia Tech | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 02:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 17-23 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Lamar Hammond (PF) Mark Dove | |
| 01:27 | Georgia Tech | Milton Heitzman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Elmer Smith snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), George Moses (PF) Hugh Walton, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Duncan (SG), Jerry Visser (PF) Milton Heitzman, Paul Taylor | |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Jeffrey Ungar is called for the reach on Duane Perry - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ungar, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SF), Elmer Smith (PF) Jeffrey Ungar, George Moses | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Duane Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 18-25 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin connects on the floater from the right side | 20-25 |