| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) SG - Billy Maze (fresh) SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | John Albury wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | John Albury is hacked by Alonzo Garza - foul #1 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Billy Maze is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Billy Maze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon jams it on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Alonzo Garza steals the ball from Michael Behm | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | Dikembe Aldi is called for the reach on Willie Cheshire - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| 17:03 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Alonzo Garza | 0-4 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Billy Maze - foul #1 on Billy Maze, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Paul Younkin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Gagnon | 0-7 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Billy Maze drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Behm | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza tips it in | 3-9 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Cheshire - foul #1 on Willie Cheshire, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Long Xiong (C) Michael Behm, John Albury | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Long Xiong gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Billy Maze comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 15:16 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the tip | 3-10 |
| 15:15 | Florida State | Paul Younkin grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:58 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza dunks the ball | 3-12 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Timothy Green misses the jump hook in the paint | 3-12 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Timothy Green gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF), Ivan Leski (C) Willie Cheshire, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carson Lively (PF) Norman Gagnon | |
| 14:24 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-12 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Carson Lively grabs the offensive board | 3-12 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Maze - foul #2 on Billy Maze, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Billy Maze | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 14:01 | Clemson | Long Xiong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-14 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | John Wix pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 13:52 | Florida State | James Herzog comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Robert Schwister pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Timothy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 3-14 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Timothy Green hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-14 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:26 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the dunk attempt | 5-14 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Robert Schwister snags the offensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Richard Williams hits a jumper near the basket | 7-14 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | John Wix is hacked by Ivan Leski - foul #1 on Ivan Leski, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Willie Cheshire (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF), John Albury (C) Timothy Green, Robert Schwister, Long Xiong, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) Paul Younkin, Benny Fitzpatrick, Carson Lively, John Wix | |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Willie Cheshire - foul #2 on Willie Cheshire, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Michael Behm is whistled for a carry | 7-16 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Kennedy - foul #1 on Francis Kennedy, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:23 | Clemson | John Albury gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | John Albury misses the shot from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 7-17 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 7-17 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Michael Behm gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - John Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - James Herzog (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | John Albury misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Gagnon - foul #1 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) William Draeger, James Herzog | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:39 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Francis Kennedy - foul #2 on Francis Kennedy, team foul #7 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (SF), Ivan Leski (PF) Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Timothy Green knocks in the shot from the right side | 11-19 |
| 10:49 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Ivan Leski blows the layup | 11-19 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Paul Younkin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Michael Behm grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Long Xiong connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Green | 13-19 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 13-21 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Long Xiong's pass is intercepted by Paul Younkin | 13-21 |
| 09:33 | Florida State | Paul Younkin buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-24 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Benny Fitzpatrick steps in front of the Timothy Green pass | 13-24 |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Eric Lowery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benny Fitzpatrick | 13-26 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Norman Gagnon is called for the reach on Ivan Leski - foul #2 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #5 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Robert Schwister (SF) Timothy Green, Michael Behm, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (PF), John Wix (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon, Alonzo Garza | |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Long Xiong clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Long Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Carson Lively gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses the turnaround in the lane | 14-26 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Long Xiong is whistled for traveling | 14-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (SF) Paul Younkin | |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses short on a shot from the left block | 14-26 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | James Herzog tips it in | 14-28 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Timothy Green clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Timothy Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Timothy Green misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Carson Lively grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Albury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - James Herzog (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Bollin (fresh) PF - Carson Lively (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Wix (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Carson Lively knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Long Xiong - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (PF) Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) Perry Bollin | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Carson Lively makes the free throw | 15-31 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | John Albury misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-31 |
| 07:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Wix | 15-31 |
| 06:50 | Florida State | John Albury steals it from John Wix | 15-31 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Green | 17-31 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | William Draeger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-31 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Schwister | 17-31 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | John Albury is hacked by William Draeger - foul #2 on William Draeger, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Michael Behm (SG), Long Xiong (PF) Timothy Green, Richard Williams, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Perry Bollin (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) William Draeger, James Herzog, Carson Lively, John Wix | |
| 06:10 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | John Albury misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:10 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Younkin | 18-34 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Michael Behm drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Albury | 21-34 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-34 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-34 |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Eric Lowery gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:04 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza is whistled for a carry | 21-34 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Michael Behm's fadeaway is rejected by Perry Bollin | 21-34 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Eric Lowery snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick loses the dribble to John Albury | 21-34 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is hacked by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #9 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (C) Dominic Esposito, Michael Behm, John Albury | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (PG), John Wix (PF) Paul Younkin, Perry Bollin | |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:56 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Lowery | 22-37 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Timothy Green is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Maze (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Norman Gagnon (PF) James Herzog, Benny Fitzpatrick, John Wix | |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Lowery | 22-39 |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Timothy Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Norman Gagnon | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - Ivan Leski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Florida State | William Draeger misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Green - foul #1 on Timothy Green, team foul #9 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG) Timothy Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| 03:14 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | William Draeger misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Billy Maze comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-40 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Michael Behm pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Michael Behm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-40 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | James Herzog gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 02:34 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 22-40 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi gets the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Maze - foul #3 on Billy Maze, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), John Albury (C) Billy Maze, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) William Draeger | |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | James Herzog grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #11 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Michael Behm | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Lowery (SF), Carson Lively (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) James Herzog, Norman Gagnon, John Wix | |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | John Albury grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Timothy Green | 24-42 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | John Albury pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire is called for traveling | 24-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benny Fitzpatrick | 24-44 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Carson Lively - foul #2 on Carson Lively, team foul #10 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), Ivan Leski (C) Richard Williams, Willie Cheshire, John Albury | |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (PF) Carson Lively | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is hacked by Michael Behm - foul #1 on Michael Behm, team foul #12 | 26-44 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Timothy Green comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-46 |