| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) SG - Norman Stamper (fresh) SF - Fred Carson (fresh) PF - Charles Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) SF - Benny Silvester (fresh) PF - David Dallas (fresh) C - Curtis Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett clanks a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Johnston | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Curtis Johnston buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Farmer and he's fouled by Thomas Barnett - foul #1 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | Pili Mohd is called for the reach on Fred Carson - foul #1 on Pili Mohd, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Russell Farmer loses the dribble to Martin Appleby in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Martin Appleby lays it in | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Charles Brown knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Norman Stamper | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Martin Appleby is called for the reach on Pili Mohd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Appleby, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the driving attempt from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Thomas Barnett | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Dallas - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Don Smith (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Martin Appleby, Norman Stamper, Fred Carson, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Curtis Johnston blows the wide open layup | 6-5 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Benny Silvester can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Benny Silvester snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Russell Farmer's pass is intercepted by Charles Vaughn | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | David Dallas blocks the short jumper by Charles Brown | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Johnston | 6-5 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Charles Vaughn steals it from Curtis Johnston | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Clemson | Don Smith blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 16:00 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) SG - Don Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Ortegon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) SG - Russell Farmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Dallas (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | David Dallas is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Norman Stamper (SG), Fred Carson (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Charles Vaughn, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, David Dallas, Curtis Johnston | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Barnett - foul #2 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon (C) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Norman Stamper snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits a runner near the basket | 8-6 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Martin Appleby takes the ball from Kevin Hitch | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Charles Brown is denied on a layup by Benny Silvester | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the easy layup | 8-6 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Anthony Ortegon | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Martin Appleby tips it home | 10-6 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Michael Hammond is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Don Smith (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF) Martin Appleby, Norman Stamper, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), David Dallas (PF), Curtis Johnston (C) Pili Mohd, Michael Hammond, Kevin Hitch | |
| 13:10 | NC State | Curtis Johnston comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Ortegon - foul #1 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Anthony Ortegon | 10-6 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:53 | NC State | David Dallas gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Curtis Johnston is open and buries a jumper near the basket set up by Benny Silvester | 10-8 |
| 12:20 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 10-8 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | A charge is called on Anthony Ortegon - foul #2 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #7 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Norman Stamper (SG), Thomas Barnett (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Russell Farmer, Benny Silvester, David Dallas | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Norman Stamper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Jim Blagg (fresh) SF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Pili Mohd is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Barnett - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #8 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (PF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Kevin Hitch denies the turnaround by Charles Brown | 10-8 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #9 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Barnett (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Norman Stamper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 10:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Thomas Barnett - foul #4 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #10 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon (C) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), David Dallas (PF) Jim Blagg, Michael Hammond | |
| 10:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Fred Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Martin Appleby, team foul #11 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF) Martin Appleby | |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (SF) Kevin Hitch | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Charles Vaughn steps in front of the Curtis Johnston pass in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Don Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Curtis Johnston snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Norman Stamper scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Curtis Johnston hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Dallas | 15-14 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Stamper | 17-14 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Vaughn - foul #1 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #12 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Charles Brown (C) Don Smith, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Pili Mohd, Benny Silvester, David Dallas | |
| 08:58 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:58 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hammond | 17-15 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-15 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Jim Blagg tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Norman Stamper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Ellis - foul #1 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #13 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SG), Thomas Barnett (C) Norman Stamper, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Don Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) SG - Don Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Vaughn (tiring) 3 stl. PF - Fred Carson (tiring) C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Farmer (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Johnston (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Fred Carson tips it home | 19-18 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Curtis Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (SF) Curtis Johnston | |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (SF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG) Russell Farmer | |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Fred Carson is called for the reach on Benny Silvester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Carson, team foul #14 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Barnett (C) Norman Stamper | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett blows the dunk | 20-19 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Jim Blagg gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Hammond | 20-21 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Fred Carson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Norman Stamper (SG), Charles Brown (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), David Dallas (PF), Curtis Johnston (C) Jim Blagg, Michael Hammond, Kevin Hitch | |
| 06:10 | NC State | The short jumper by Curtis Johnston is denied by Charles Brown | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Norman Stamper snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is fouled in the backcourt by Pili Mohd - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Fred Carson's fadeaway is rejected by David Dallas | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brown | 20-21 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the lay-in | 20-21 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Jim Blagg hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Curtis Johnston | 20-24 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | NC State | David Dallas snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the dunk attempt | 20-24 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Fred Carson | 20-24 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Don Smith (SF) Norman Stamper, Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Benny Silvester, David Dallas | |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Fred Carson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses long on a runner in the lane | 22-24 |
| 04:07 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 22-24 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) SF - Don Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Carson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Russell Farmer (tired) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Dallas (PF) Jim Blagg, Michael Hammond | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Russell Farmer is fouled on the floor by Norman Stamper - foul #1 on Norman Stamper, team foul #15 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (SF) Kevin Hitch | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Norman Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (C) Curtis Johnston | |
| 02:18 | NC State | Charles Vaughn is called for the reach on Benny Silvester - foul #2 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #16 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SG) Norman Stamper | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (SG) Russell Farmer | |
| 02:18 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:06 | Clemson | Pili Mohd is called for the reach on Martin Appleby - foul #3 on Pili Mohd, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), Kevin Hitch (C) Pili Mohd, David Dallas | |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Fred Carson can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Hammond - foul #1 on Michael Hammond, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled on the floor by Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #17 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (SF) Benny Silvester | |
| 01:39 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Smith | 27-32 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Anthony Ortegon | 27-32 |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Anthony Ortegon steals it from Curtis Johnston | 27-32 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Russell Farmer pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Russell Farmer can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-32 |