| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Wurth | 21-23 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson misses the 3 from straight away | 21-23 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 21-23 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Larimer (PG), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Henderson, Dallas Franklin, Elmer Smith | |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Craig Taul swats the short shot by Marc Sitosky | 21-25 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Stockdale | 24-25 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Craig Taul makes the shot from close range | 24-27 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Steve Larimer is hacked by John Stockdale - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Orlando Lambert (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF), Elmer Smith (C) Steve Larimer, Jermaine Abramson, George Moses, Craig Taul | |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Paul Thornton clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Stockdale - foul #2 on John Stockdale, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG) Orlando Lambert | |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Paul Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Paul Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 26-29 |
| 16:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jermaine Abramson | 26-29 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Paul Thornton is whistled for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Moses (SF) Paul Thornton | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Moses (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 15:23 | Clemson | James Henderson is hacked by Shaun Warren - foul #1 on Shaun Warren, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Larimer (SG), Paul Thornton (SF), Craig Taul (PF) Jermaine Abramson, George Moses, Dallas Franklin | |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Craig Taul is fouled on the floor by Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Craig Taul is hacked by James Wurth - foul #4 on James Wurth, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Steve Larimer, Elmer Smith | |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Paul Thornton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | John Stockdale buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Warren and he's hacked by Craig Taul - foul #2 on Craig Taul, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Larimer (SG), Elmer Smith (C) Jermaine Abramson, Dallas Franklin | |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Steve Larimer travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), George Moses (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF) Steve Larimer, Paul Thornton, Craig Taul | |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raul Ramos | 32-31 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | James Henderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:23 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dallas Franklin | 32-31 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Stockdale | 32-31 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | James Henderson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Moses (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Elmer Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 32-31 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shaun Warren | 34-31 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | James Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on James Henderson - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 34-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker (C) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Larimer (SG), Paul Thornton (SF), Craig Taul (C) Jermaine Abramson, Dallas Franklin, Elmer Smith | |
| 09:55 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Clemson | Orlando Lambert (SG), Elmer Smith (C) James Henderson, George Moses | |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Paul Thornton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Craig Taul | 34-35 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Craig Taul double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), George Moses (PF) Orlando Lambert, Elmer Smith | |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky's pass is intercepted by Paul Thornton | 34-35 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Paul Thornton blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Dewayne Walker | 37-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Larimer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Moses (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Taul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | George Moses scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by James Henderson | 37-37 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Paul Thornton steals it from Marc Sitosky | 37-37 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Craig Taul clanks a runner from close range | 37-37 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Henderson - foul #2 on James Henderson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) Shaun Warren, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF), Elmer Smith (C) Steve Larimer, George Moses, Craig Taul | |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | James Henderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 05:05 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is fouled on the floor by Paul Thornton - foul #1 on Paul Thornton, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Orlando Lambert (PG), Craig Taul (PF) James Henderson, Dallas Franklin | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jermaine Abramson | 42-40 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Craig Taul misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | John Stockdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 03:40 | Clemson | Orlando Lambert pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | James Wurth blocks the short jumper by Jermaine Abramson | 42-40 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stockdale (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Orlando Lambert (fresh) SG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Taul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the fadeaway from close range | 44-40 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) Maxwell Calder, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Steve Larimer (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Orlando Lambert, Jermaine Abramson, Elmer Smith | |
| 02:30 | Clemson | James Henderson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steve Larimer | 44-42 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG) Steve Larimer | |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Wurth | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Craig Taul can't finish the layup | 46-42 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Paul Thornton hits a floater from the baseline set up by James Henderson | 46-44 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Raul Ramos (PF) John Stockdale, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Elmer Smith - foul #2 on Elmer Smith, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | James Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is hacked by Jermaine Abramson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jermaine Abramson, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled on the floor by Dallas Franklin - foul #2 on Dallas Franklin, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is fouled on the floor by Elmer Smith - foul #3 on Elmer Smith, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Wurth - foul #5 on James Wurth, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Paul Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is hacked by Jermaine Abramson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jermaine Abramson, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Paul Thornton scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Henderson out of the doubleteam | 50-47 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled in the backcourt by Jermaine Abramson - foul #5 on Jermaine Abramson, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Larimer (SG) Jermaine Abramson | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Steve Larimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Steve Larimer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Larimer, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Elmer Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Raul Ramos steals the ball from James Henderson | 53-47 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Henderson is called for the reach on Raul Ramos in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Henderson, team foul #11 | 53-47 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | James Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | James Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin snags the offensive board | 55-47 |