| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) SF - Claude Gatton (fresh) PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) C - Adrian Groce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) SG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Adrian Groce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Claude Gatton buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Jernigan | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin makes the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Clemson | Adrian Groce buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Augustine Esposito | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Gatton | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Rogue | 7-4 |
| 17:53 | Clemson | Adrian Groce scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donald Jernigan | 9-4 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:28 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 17:12 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 17:11 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Christopher Franklin takes the ball from Donald Jernigan | 9-4 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dudley Shirley, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Dudley Shirley is called for the reach on Donald Jernigan - foul #2 on Dudley Shirley, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SG), Joshua Luedtke (SF), Brian Lawrence (PF), Lester Huntsberry (C) Dudley Shirley, Kenneth Rogue, Christopher Franklin, Thomas Lofland | |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Lester Huntsberry | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) SF - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SF - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) PF - Brian Lawrence (fresh) C - Lester Huntsberry (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Claude Gatton - foul #1 on Claude Gatton, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lawrence | 11-7 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke is fouled on the floor by Donald Jernigan - foul #1 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin (PF), Thomas Lofland (C) Brian Lawrence, Lester Huntsberry | |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Adrian Groce | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Claude Gatton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Luedtke - foul #1 on Joshua Luedtke, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Allen (SF) Claude Gatton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) Robert Holloway | |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Jernigan - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SG), Brian Lawrence (C) Joshua Luedtke, Thomas Lofland | |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Herbert Allen pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Primmer | 14-11 |
| 11:57 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Holloway | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dino Rizzo (fresh) SF - Herbert Allen (fresh) PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Rogue (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Lawrence | 14-13 |
| 11:31 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue knocks in the shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Holloway | 14-15 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Brian Lawrence - foul #1 on Brian Lawrence, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG), Edward Reece (PF) Brian Primmer, Augustine Esposito | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke (SG), Thomas Lofland (C) Robert Holloway, Christopher Franklin | |
| 10:36 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski (SF) Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Claude Gatton lays it in on a great pass from Aleksandar Stagowski | 17-15 |
| 09:16 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Edward Reece grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahluwalia steals the ball from Claude Gatton | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland is hacked by Edward Reece - foul #1 on Edward Reece, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (PG), Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Dino Rizzo, Herbert Allen, Edward Reece | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SG), Eduardo Medina (PF) Kenneth Rogue, Brian Lawrence | |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke's fadeaway is rejected by Augustine Esposito | 17-15 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Brian Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Eduardo Medina swats the short shot by Adrian Groce | 17-15 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eduardo Medina (fresh) C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Adrian Groce - foul #1 on Adrian Groce, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin (PF) Eduardo Medina | |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Claude Gatton clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Holloway - foul #1 on Robert Holloway, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry (C) Thomas Lofland | |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Claude Gatton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | Aleksandar Stagowski is called for the reach on Joshua Luedtke - foul #1 on Aleksandar Stagowski, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG) Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (SF) Joshua Luedtke | |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Adrian Groce grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Claude Gatton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Augustine Esposito | 21-17 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Allen (SF) Claude Gatton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence (C) Lester Huntsberry | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Franklin - foul #1 on Christopher Franklin, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue's pass is intercepted by Dino Rizzo | 22-17 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo lays it in | 24-17 |
| 05:35 | Virginia Tech | Herbert Allen takes the ball from Christopher Franklin | 24-17 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Brian Primmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Allen | 26-17 |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway loses the dribble to Augustine Esposito | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Clemson | Brian Primmer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rogue - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Edward Reece (C) Dino Rizzo, Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke (SG), Thomas Lofland (C) Robert Holloway, Christopher Franklin | |
| 04:50 | Clemson | Brian Primmer misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Herbert Allen - foul #1 on Herbert Allen, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Primmer | 26-19 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-19 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Brian Primmer pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Primmer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) PF - Herbert Allen (fairly fresh) C - Edward Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Rogue (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Claude Gatton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Rogue - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Dino Rizzo (SG), Augustine Esposito (PF) Brian Primmer, Aleksandar Stagowski, Herbert Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (SG), Eduardo Medina (PF) Kenneth Rogue, Brian Lawrence | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Dudley Shirley is blocked by Edward Reece | 26-19 |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-19 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Lofland | 26-19 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Dino Rizzo is called for the reach on Dudley Shirley - foul #1 on Dino Rizzo, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Adrian Groce (C) Claude Gatton, Edward Reece | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin (PF) Eduardo Medina | |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Augustine Esposito - foul #1 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), Herbert Allen (SF) Dino Rizzo, Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (SF), Brian Lawrence (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Lofland | |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:52 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito blows the layup | 29-21 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Augustine Esposito | 29-21 |
| 01:28 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley is hacked by Brian Primmer - foul #1 on Brian Primmer, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (SF), Edward Reece (PF) Herbert Allen, Augustine Esposito | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (PG) Joshua Luedtke | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Edward Reece travels with the ball | 29-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Thomas Lofland (C) Kenneth Rogue, Brian Lawrence | |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Claude Gatton picks off the pass by Dudley Shirley | 29-23 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Gatton | 31-23 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway is whistled for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Augustine Esposito (PF) Edward Reece | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke (SF), Eduardo Medina (PF) Dudley Shirley, Christopher Franklin | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahluwalia steps in front of the Donald Jernigan pass in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia lays it up and in | 31-25 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Adrian Groce is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Medina - foul #1 on Eduardo Medina, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-25 |