| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Grant (fresh) SG - John Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Clemson | John Richardson misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Crow - foul #2 on Joseph Crow, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | John Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | John Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Dennis Walker snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 19:33 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | John Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Dennis Walker snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | George Grant grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | John Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Holt | 27-35 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Lester Gibbons steals the ball from John Richardson | 27-35 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 27-37 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | John Richardson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a runner near the basket | 29-39 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey is hacked by Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eddie Odoms (SF) Michael Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses the shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 17:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 29-39 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Dennis Walker is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCaskey - foul #2 on Thomas McCaskey, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (PG), Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF) George Grant, John Richardson, Thomas McCaskey | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| 16:59 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Carl Brewer pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:30 | Clemson | Alan Binder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-39 |
| 16:28 | Clemson | Carl Brewer tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 16:13 | NC State | John Saunders misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Mark Lofgren tips it home | 31-41 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Raymond Jones is fouled on the floor by Mark Lofgren - foul #1 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Ouellette (PG), John Richardson (SG), Michael Fletcher (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF) Alan Binder, Eddie Odoms, Raymond Jones, Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edward Ouellette (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwayera Aho (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses long on a floater from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 15:40 | NC State | Adam Ayers gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Adam Ayers is hacked by Thomas McCaskey - foul #3 on Thomas McCaskey, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Michael Fletcher swats the layup by Samuel Anderson | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Donald Holt snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Adam Ayers tips it in | 31-43 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kwayera Aho - foul #2 on Kwayera Aho, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Grant (SG), Eddie Odoms (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Carl Brewer (C) John Richardson, Michael Fletcher, Thomas McCaskey, Kwayera Aho | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Donald Holt, Adam Ayers | |
| 14:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette's pass is intercepted by Samuel Anderson | 34-44 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 34-46 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Carl Brewer gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:31 | Clemson | Carl Brewer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Raymond Jones grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Eddie Odoms misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 12:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 37-49 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Patrick Garner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Carl Brewer grabs the board | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edward Ouellette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Grant (fresh) SF - Eddie Odoms (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Brewer (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Clemson | Raymond Jones drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Grant | 39-49 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Eddie Odoms gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Joseph Crow is called for the reach on Edward Ouellette - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (PG), John Richardson (SG), Michael Fletcher (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF) Edward Ouellette, George Grant, Eddie Odoms, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Holt - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Joseph Crow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 40-52 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Lester Gibbons is called for the reach on John Richardson - foul #2 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kwayera Aho (C) Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:18 | Clemson | Adam Ayers steals it from Thomas McCaskey | 40-52 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Adam Ayers connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Lester Gibbons | 40-54 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Donald Holt is called for the reach on Michael Fletcher - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Grant (PG), Carl Brewer (C) Alan Binder, Kwayera Aho | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Adam Ayers | |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:43 | NC State | John Saunders grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Donald Holt's floater is knocked away by Thomas McCaskey | 40-54 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Carl Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Carl Brewer loses the ball out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Ouellette (PG) George Grant | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Joseph Crow | |
| 09:10 | NC State | Edward Ouellette steals the ball from Lester Gibbons in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF) John Saunders | |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Donald Holt gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Donald Holt clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Fletcher - foul #1 on Michael Fletcher, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eddie Odoms (SF) Michael Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:43 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Donald Holt steals the ball from Carl Brewer | 41-56 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Carl Brewer steals it from Donald Holt | 41-56 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Carl Brewer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Donald Holt snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the shot from the left side | 41-58 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | John Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Adam Ayers snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edward Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Odoms (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Brewer (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | NC State | The jumper by Donald Holt is denied by Carl Brewer | 41-58 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Carl Brewer grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Mark Lofgren snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Lester Gibbons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Grant (SG), Michael Fletcher (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Richardson, Eddie Odoms, Thomas McCaskey, Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), John Saunders (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker | |
| 06:47 | Clemson | George Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Adam Ayers pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ricky Johnson - foul #1 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (PG) Edward Ouellette | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF) Lester Gibbons, Adam Ayers | |
| 06:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Joseph Crow takes the ball from Alan Binder in the backcourt | 41-60 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a jumper in the lane | 41-62 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Samuel Anderson denies the turnaround by Alan Binder | 41-62 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 41-65 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Alan Binder's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Anderson | 41-65 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Joseph Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Michael Fletcher - foul #2 on Michael Fletcher, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eddie Odoms (SF), Raymond Jones (C) Michael Fletcher, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| 04:41 | NC State | Patrick Garner is whistled for traveling | 41-65 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Raymond Jones misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Garner - foul #3 on Patrick Garner, team foul #9 | 41-65 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Raymond Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:25 | NC State | John Saunders grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Patrick Garner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 42-68 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Raymond Jones misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Adam Ayers - foul #3 on Adam Ayers, team foul #10 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Ricky Johnson (C) Alan Binder, Kwayera Aho | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Raymond Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Raymond Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jason Sears (fresh) SG - George Grant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Odoms (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's dunk attempt is rejected by Ricky Johnson | 43-68 |
| 03:23 | NC State | John Saunders tips it home | 43-70 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | George Grant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Adam Ayers - foul #4 on Adam Ayers, team foul #11 | 43-70 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | George Grant makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | George Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits a jumper from the left side | 45-72 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Sears | 47-72 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #7 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (SG), Kwayera Aho (PF) George Grant, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 02:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson misses the lay-in | 47-74 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the defensive rebound | 47-74 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-74 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Mark Lofgren tips it home | 47-76 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Patrick Garner steals the ball from Alan Binder | 47-76 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Mark Lofgren lays it in set up by Patrick Garner | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Sears | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner is fouled on the floor by Ricky Johnson - foul #2 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Grant (SG) Jason Sears | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Joseph Crow | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho gets the rebound | 50-79 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Johnson and the foul's on Lester Gibbons - foul #3 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #12 | 52-79 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho misses the free throw | 52-79 |
| 00:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Adam Ayers | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lester Gibbons runs out the clock | 52-79 |