| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Don Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Michael Hammond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Kevin Ellis | 22-28 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | James Cooley steals it from Ralph Jorgensen | 22-28 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Don Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Don Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Don Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Ellis - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Chris Godfrey (SG), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Scott Schmitt (C) Milford Hedrick, Kevin Ellis, Ralph Jorgensen, Thomas Barnett | |
| 18:29 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Don Smith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Derrick Barker pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Benny Silvester hits a wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw | 26-29 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Russell Farmer (SG) Benny Silvester, Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Ericson (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF) Don Smith, Scott Schmitt | |
| 17:03 | NC State | Pili Mohd is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 29-29 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett scores on a turnaround from the left block | 29-31 |
| 16:20 | NC State | David Ericson steps in front of the Derrick Barker pass | 29-31 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | David Ericson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Stamper | 29-33 |
| 15:59 | NC State | David Ericson is called for the reach on Derrick Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ericson, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), David Dallas (C) Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Ralph Jorgensen (PF), Scott Schmitt (C) Norman Stamper, Chris Godfrey, Thomas Barnett, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Farmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Ericson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) C - Scott Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | Michael Hammond loses the dribble to David Ericson | 29-33 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis loses the dribble to David Dallas | 29-33 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Michael Hammond connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Dallas | 32-33 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 14:38 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses short on a floater from the left block | 32-33 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Milford Hedrick | 32-36 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Scott Schmitt steals it from Russell Farmer | 32-36 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the turnaround from the right block set up by David Dallas and he's hacked by Milford Hedrick - foul #2 on Milford Hedrick, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Russell Farmer, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Chris Godfrey (SG), Don Smith (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Milford Hedrick, Kevin Ellis, David Ericson, Ralph Jorgensen, Scott Schmitt | |
| 12:53 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Norman Stamper misses the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 12:37 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Benny Silvester hits the easy wide open finger roll | 37-36 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon's pass is intercepted by Benny Silvester | 37-36 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Benny Silvester can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Lawrence Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Norman Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Godfrey (fresh) SF - Don Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett can't throw it down | 39-36 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 11:43 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Hammond | 41-36 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Norman Stamper knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Derrick Barker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barnett - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), David Dallas (PF) Lawrence Shaw, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Ralph Jorgensen (PF) Norman Stamper, Chris Godfrey, Anthony Ortegon | |
| 10:29 | NC State | David Dallas connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Benny Silvester | 43-39 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Derrick Barker pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Russell Farmer knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Cole (C) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Schmitt (C) Ralph Jorgensen | |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Robert Cole snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:13 | NC State | David Dallas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Barnett - foul #4 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (PF) Thomas Barnett | |
| 09:13 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:13 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | Don Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-39 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Robert Cole pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:33 | NC State | David Dallas buries a turnaround from the right block | 48-39 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | Benny Silvester steps in front of the Milford Hedrick pass in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits the finger roll set up by Benny Silvester | 50-39 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 08:19 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:57 | NC State | David Dallas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Derrick Barker | 52-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dallas (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Cole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Jorgensen (tiring) C - Scott Schmitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-39 |
| 07:37 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Benny Silvester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Benny Silvester can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Kevin Ellis | 52-39 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Cole - foul #1 on Robert Cole, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Russell Farmer (SG), Michael Hammond (PF), James Cooley (C) Benny Silvester, Lawrence Shaw, David Dallas, Robert Cole | |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Chris Godfrey (SG), David Ericson (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Thomas Barnett (C) Milford Hedrick, Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Ralph Jorgensen, Scott Schmitt | |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Norman Stamper snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon misses the dunk | 52-39 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 06:27 | NC State | James Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Stamper - foul #1 on Norman Stamper, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Russell Farmer can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Chris Godfrey - foul #2 on Chris Godfrey, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Norman Stamper is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Norman Stamper, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:50 | NC State | Pili Mohd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG) Chris Godfrey | |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Norman Stamper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Michael Hammond is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Robert Cole (C) Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF), Ralph Jorgensen (PF) David Ericson, Anthony Ortegon | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Russell Farmer is fouled in the backcourt by Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Pili Mohd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Smith | 58-46 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Russell Farmer scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw and he's fouled by Ralph Jorgensen - foul #3 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), David Dallas (PF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Michael Hammond, Robert Cole | |
| Subs | Clemson | Tim McCumbers (PG), Chris Godfrey (SG), David Ericson (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Scott Schmitt (C) Norman Stamper, Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Ralph Jorgensen, Thomas Barnett | |
| 03:40 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:40 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Russell Farmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Shaw (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Tim McCumbers (fresh) SG - Chris Godfrey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Ericson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Ortegon and he's fouled by Benny Silvester - foul #1 on Benny Silvester, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG) Tim McCumbers | |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:31 | NC State | David Dallas snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 03:07 | NC State | David Ericson steals it from Lawrence Shaw | 60-48 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | David Ericson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Tim McCumbers (PG) Milford Hedrick | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Tim McCumbers grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:10 | Clemson | David Ericson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Benny Silvester is fouled in the backcourt by Tim McCumbers - foul #1 on Tim McCumbers, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (SG) Chris Godfrey | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | Norman Stamper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Russell Farmer grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Benny Silvester lays it in set up by Derrick Barker | 64-48 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), James Cooley (C) Russell Farmer, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Godfrey (SG) Tim McCumbers | |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:18 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Benny Silvester's pass is intercepted by Scott Schmitt in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | Norman Stamper is hacked by Benny Silvester - foul #2 on Benny Silvester, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | David Ericson misses long on a shot from the left block | 64-49 |
| 00:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Derrick Barker | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Michael Hammond hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Norman Stamper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-49 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Benny Silvester runs out the clock | 64-49 |