| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Colby Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otis Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tim Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak is fouled on the floor by Jessie Pompa - foul #1 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Henry Delarosa (PF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak's pass is intercepted by Kermit Godwin | 36-32 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Roy Gray banks in the layup set up by Kermit Godwin | 38-32 |
| 19:02 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Gates (PF) Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Justin Ellis is hacked by Jay Gailey - foul #1 on Jay Gailey, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Wayne Looney (PF) James Fiorillo, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Roy Gray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin tips it home | 40-32 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 40-35 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | A charge is called on Wayne Looney - foul #1 on Wayne Looney, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF) Robert Sykes, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 17:14 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Henry Delarosa | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | James Wozniak steps in front of the Kermit Godwin pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey is hacked by Robert Gates - foul #3 on Robert Gates, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn (PG), Andrew Toupin (PF) Jay Gailey, Otis Ensign | |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Landon Brown snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:48 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bret Vaughn (fresh) SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Toupin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Gray - foul #1 on Roy Gray, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Otis Ensign (PF) Bret Vaughn, Andrew Toupin | |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Justin Ellis | 40-36 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:37 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin buries a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 13:47 | Wake Forest | Justin Ellis takes the ball from Colby Ladd | 42-36 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Justin Ellis blows the dunk | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Roy Gray takes the ball from James Wozniak | 42-36 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Otis Ensign | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Roy Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak grabs the board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wayne Looney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wozniak (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Tim Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Gailey | 42-39 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Tim Morgan steps in front of the Wayne Looney pass | 42-39 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Morgan out of a doubleteam | 42-42 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Roy Gray splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kermit Godwin | 44-42 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Gailey | 44-44 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Gray | 44-44 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Robert Sykes misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jay Gailey - foul #2 on Jay Gailey, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), Aaron Lee (SF), Andrew Toupin (PF), Elias Solkowitz (C) Jay Gailey, James Wozniak, Colby Ladd, Otis Ensign, Tim Morgan | |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jessie Pompa | 46-44 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Landon Brown hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Robert Gates is called for the reach on Timothy Dewalt - foul #4 on Robert Gates, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG) Robert Sykes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Gates steps in front of the Elias Solkowitz pass | 48-44 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Landon Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Elias Solkowitz pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bret Vaughn (fresh) SG - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Lee (fresh) PF - Andrew Toupin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elias Solkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Andrew Toupin grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Ellis (C) Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), James Wozniak (SG), Colby Ladd (SF) Bret Vaughn, Timothy Dewalt, Andrew Toupin | |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jay Gailey | 48-47 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 48-47 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Elias Solkowitz pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Lee | 48-49 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Henry Delarosa, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PF), Tim Morgan (C) Aaron Lee, Elias Solkowitz | |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Robert Gates is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Kermit Godwin out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Otis Ensign - foul #1 on Otis Ensign, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG) James Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 05:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Gates | 51-49 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Roy Gray makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Hunt | 54-49 |
| 04:23 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 54-51 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Robert Gates is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kermit Godwin out of the doubleteam | 56-51 |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Roy Gray grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Wozniak - foul #2 on James Wozniak, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Roy Gray, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to James Wozniak | 57-51 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Justin Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Otis Ensign (fresh) 15 pts. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 03:10 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tim Morgan | 57-54 |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Justin Ellis is called for the reach on Tim Morgan - foul #3 on Justin Ellis, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF) Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Landon Brown gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | James Fiorillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Justin Ellis tips it but misses | 57-54 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Robert Gates can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan misses the lay-in | 57-54 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Landon Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Roy Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:40 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan connects on the jumper from close range | 57-56 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Robert Gates drills a shot from the left block | 59-56 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Gailey | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Roy Gray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Robert Gates gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Wozniak - foul #3 on James Wozniak, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Landon Brown, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Gailey - foul #3 on Jay Gailey, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa runs out the clock | 61-59 |