| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fresh) PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Bassett inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Clemson | Davis Carter blows the layup | 23-29 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:26 | NC State | John Paige drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Grieco | 23-31 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | David Bassett is fouled on the floor by Robert Newcomb - foul #2 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | David Bassett tips it home | 25-31 |
| 18:35 | NC State | David Bassett steps in front of the William Grieco pass | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the floater from the right wing set up by Davis Carter | 27-31 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is fouled on the floor by David Kallas - foul #3 on David Kallas, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mike Marshall (C) David Kallas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:46 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | David Bassett scores on a floater from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Robert Newcomb's pass is intercepted by Brian Primmer | 29-31 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the contested floater from just outside the lane set up by David Bassett | 31-31 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Felix Ramos steps in front of the William Grieco pass | 31-31 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Davis Carter lays it in on a great pass from Felix Ramos | 33-31 |
| 16:03 | NC State | William Grieco knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Pelfrey and he's hacked by David Bassett - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG), Dominic Marino (SF) Brian Primmer, David Bassett | |
| Subs | NC State | Grant Foster (SF), Martin Holley (PF), Robert Lord (C) Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson, John Paige | |
| 16:03 | NC State | William Grieco makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Grieco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Holley (fresh) C - Robert Lord (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Felix Ramos drills a jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Davis Carter steps in front of the Grant Foster pass | 35-34 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Davis Carter is open and buries a shot from the right wing set up by Terry Snyder | 37-34 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Felix Ramos loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG), David Bassett (SF), David Kallas (C) Terry Snyder, Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, Grant Foster, Martin Holley, Robert Lord | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Felix Ramos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Robert Newcomb grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:38 | NC State | John Paige misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-37 |
| 13:36 | Clemson | David Kallas snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the jumper from the right block | 37-37 |
| 13:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Darryl Leisure | 37-37 |
| 12:54 | NC State | John Paige hits the finger roll | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Felix Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:12 | NC State | John Paige is denied on a layup by David Bassett | 37-39 |
| 12:11 | Clemson | David Bassett snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Newcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Davis Carter knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Felix Ramos out of a doubleteam | 41-39 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-39 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:33 | Clemson | David Kallas is open but misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:25 | NC State | David Bassett steals it from Benjamin Mansfield | 41-39 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Felix Ramos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Darryl Leisure pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | David Kallas snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | David Kallas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Newcomb - foul #3 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), William Grieco (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) Nathanial Cannon, Darryl Leisure, Robert Newcomb, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| 09:41 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Robert Lord snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 08:54 | Clemson | David Kallas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-42 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Grant Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 41-42 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 07:32 | NC State | William Grieco misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lord (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:53 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 06:51 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Crosson | 43-42 |
| 06:28 | NC State | David Kallas swats the short shot by William Grieco | 43-42 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Robert Lord tips it home | 43-44 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | David Bassett misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | David Kallas tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 05:49 | NC State | William Grieco misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | David Kallas pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Davis Carter blows the layup but he's fouled by Harry Crosson - foul #1 on Harry Crosson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), Dominic Marino (SF), Mike Marshall (C) Felix Ramos, Donald Jernigan, David Bassett, David Kallas | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, Grant Foster, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord | |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mansfield | 46-44 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Terry Snyder is called for the reach on Darryl Leisure - foul #2 on Terry Snyder, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG) Davis Carter | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:39 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Nathanial Cannon | 46-46 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Claude Gatton is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Leisure - foul #2 on Darryl Leisure, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Dominic Marino misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Darryl Leisure pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 03:27 | Clemson | Mike Marshall misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-48 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Brian Primmer hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Claude Gatton (fresh) SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Snyder (fresh) PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Donald Jernigan (SG), David Kallas (C) Claude Gatton, Brian Primmer, Terry Snyder | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), William Grieco (SG) Nathanial Cannon, Darryl Leisure | |
| 03:03 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Davis Carter (PF) Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:49 | Clemson | William Grieco takes the ball from Dominic Marino | 48-49 |
| 02:26 | NC State | John Paige can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on David Kallas - foul #4 on David Kallas, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:26 | NC State | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:26 | NC State | John Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Davis Carter pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | David Bassett hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Benjamin Mansfield - foul #4 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | David Bassett misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:02 | NC State | John Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:43 | NC State | David Kallas blocks the jumper by William Grieco | 50-50 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Robert Newcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:27 | NC State | John Paige misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Kallas - foul #5 on David Kallas, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mike Marshall (C) David Kallas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:27 | NC State | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:27 | NC State | John Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Davis Carter pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Felix Ramos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 00:54 | NC State | John Paige clanks a runner from close range | 50-51 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield tips it in | 50-53 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Robert Newcomb swats the shot by Donald Jernigan | 50-53 |
| 00:36 | NC State | William Grieco grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | William Grieco is hacked by Donald Jernigan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 00:35 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:35 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Davis Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Harry Crosson (C) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, John Paige | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon is hacked by Felix Ramos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Ramos, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Mike Marshall is hacked by Harry Crosson - foul #2 on Harry Crosson, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), William Grieco (SG), John Paige (C) Nathanial Cannon, Darryl Leisure, Harry Crosson | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Felix Ramos is called for the reach on Brian Pelfrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Ramos, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (C) John Paige | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Mike Marshall snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Davis Carter | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Donald Jernigan is called for the reach on Benjamin Mansfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), William Grieco (SG), John Paige (C) Nathanial Cannon, Darryl Leisure, Harry Crosson | |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Benjamin Mansfield is called for the reach on Brian Primmer - foul #5 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (PF) Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Brian Primmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Brian Primmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey runs out the clock | 55-60 |