| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | James Ryles inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Allen Pullins - foul #1 on Allen Pullins, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) Terrance Hasty | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Eric Johnson swats the shot by Rick Brown | 38-37 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Heyer | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Samuel Wolcott picks off the pass by David Heyer | 38-37 |
| 18:36 | NC State | John Cedeno banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Wolcott | 40-37 |
| 18:21 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Daniell - foul #1 on Charles Daniell, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (SG), James Prater (PF) Ronald Wahl, Eric Johnson | |
| 18:21 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:21 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Rick Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Allen Pullins tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | James Prater misses the floater from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 17:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Allen Pullins | 42-38 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Rick Brown connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Daniell | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Allen Pullins picks off the pass by James Ryles | 44-38 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Michael Bruening picks off the pass by Charles Daniell | 44-38 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Robert Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Rick Brown, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Eric Johnson (PF), August Whitaker (C) Michael Bruening, James Prater, Robert Hall | |
| 16:41 | NC State | John Cedeno is fouled on the floor by Terrance Hasty - foul #2 on Terrance Hasty, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Prater (C) August Whitaker | |
| 16:23 | NC State | John Cedeno is hacked by Terrance Hasty - foul #3 on Terrance Hasty, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (SG), August Whitaker (PF) Terrance Hasty, Eric Johnson | |
| 16:02 | NC State | Stanley Courtney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Prater | 44-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Cedeno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bruening (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - August Whitaker (fresh) C - James Prater (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | James Ryles misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Josef Kasowski gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Allen Hardy misses the shot in the paint | 44-38 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | August Whitaker snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | James Prater comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | August Whitaker hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 14:31 | NC State | John Cedeno buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Rick Brown (SF), Charles Daniell (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Thomas Smith, Stanley Courtney, Allen Hardy, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), William Brown (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Michael Bruening, James Ryles, James Prater | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | August Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:55 | NC State | William Brown takes the ball from John Cedeno | 47-41 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Eric Johnson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 47-41 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Charles Daniell grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cedeno | 49-41 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Charles Daniell gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 12:23 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Brown | 49-41 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott is hacked by Eric Johnson - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) John Cedeno, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), James Ryles (SF), Robert Hall (C) David Heyer, William Brown, August Whitaker | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Eric Johnson denies the turnaround by Rick Brown | 49-41 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Eric Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Bruening (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Michael Bruening is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolcott - foul #3 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Prater (C) Robert Hall | |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) Michael Bruening | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Rick Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Rick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Josef Kasowski | 51-41 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | James Prater misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Charles Daniell (SF), Richard Hammerstein (C) Thomas Smith, Rick Brown, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), Robert Hall (C) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty, Eric Johnson | |
| 10:27 | Clemson | James Prater makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | James Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Allen Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:12 | NC State | James Ryles is called for the reach on Richard Hammerstein - foul #3 on James Ryles, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (SG) Stanley Courtney | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Eric Johnson (PF) Ronald Wahl, James Prater | |
| 10:03 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Cedeno | 54-42 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty is hacked by John Cedeno - foul #3 on John Cedeno, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF), Allen Pullins (C) Allen Hardy, Richard Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG) Michael Bruening, Terrance Hasty | |
| 09:16 | Clemson | Robert Hall is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Rick Brown buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Wolcott | 56-44 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | James Ryles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Allen Pullins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Ryles - foul #4 on James Ryles, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Stanley Courtney (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, John Cedeno, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG), William Brown (SF), James Prater (C) David Heyer, Ronald Wahl, James Ryles, Robert Hall | |
| 08:12 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | James Prater pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | James Prater is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hall (C) Eric Johnson | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Bruening (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Prater (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | NC State | William Brown takes the ball from Josef Kasowski | 57-44 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Robert Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Courtney - foul #1 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), James Ryles (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Michael Bruening, William Brown, James Prater | |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Allen Hardy gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Rick Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-45 |
| 06:45 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 57-45 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the shot in the paint | 57-47 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Rick Brown is denied on a dunk by Robert Hall | 57-47 |
| 06:02 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Brown | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Josef Kasowski can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (SG), Charles Daniell (SF), Allen Pullins (C) Stanley Courtney, Rick Brown, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (SG), William Brown (SF), August Whitaker (PF), James Prater (C) Terrance Hasty, James Ryles, Eric Johnson, Robert Hall | |
| 05:46 | NC State | Josef Kasowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Josef Kasowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:31 | Clemson | William Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Josef Kasowski | 58-47 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Brown | 58-47 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | William Brown misses the floater from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | James Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | James Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Richard Hammerstein (PF) Samuel Wolcott, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) David Heyer, William Brown, August Whitaker | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Allen Pullins scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Cedeno and he's fouled by James Prater - foul #3 on James Prater, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), Rick Brown (SF), Allen Hardy (PF) John Cedeno, Charles Daniell, Richard Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Robert Hall (C) Terrance Hasty, James Prater | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Allen Pullins makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | David Heyer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Prater (C) Michael Bruening, Robert Hall | |
| 04:09 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:48 | NC State | David Heyer steals it from Stanley Courtney | 61-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Prater (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | David Heyer drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Stanley Courtney - foul #2 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Richard Hammerstein (C) Thomas Smith, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (SG), August Whitaker (PF), Robert Hall (C) Terrance Hasty, Eric Johnson, James Prater | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | David Heyer misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Stanley Courtney snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 03:15 | NC State | August Whitaker steps in front of the Rick Brown pass | 61-51 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Michael Bruening clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to Rick Brown | 61-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Daniell (SF), Allen Pullins (C) Rick Brown, Richard Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), William Brown (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) David Heyer, James Ryles, August Whitaker | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | NC State | Stanley Courtney makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Daniell and he's fouled by Eric Johnson - foul #2 on Eric Johnson, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF), James Prater (PF) William Brown, Eric Johnson | |
| 02:46 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses the free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | James Prater pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty clanks a floater from the right side | 63-51 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | James Ryles gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Stanley Courtney is called for the reach on Terrance Hasty - foul #3 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF) Charles Daniell | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Eric Johnson (PF) Michael Bruening, James Prater | |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Allen Hardy | 63-52 |
| 01:38 | NC State | James Ryles picks off the pass by Rick Brown | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Eric Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Heyer | 63-54 |
| 01:21 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), John Cedeno (SG), Charles Daniell (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Thomas Smith, Stanley Courtney, Allen Hardy, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Daniell | 65-54 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | James Ryles double dribbles | 65-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Stanley Courtney (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, John Cedeno, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Rick Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 65-54 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Robert Hall grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Smith runs out the clock | 65-54 |