| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Alan Binder (fresh) SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) SG - Jack Peay (fresh) SF - Richard Franck (fresh) PF - John Newton (fresh) C - Larry Raggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Larry Raggs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Boston College | Alton Chunn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Peay | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews slams it home and the foul's on Richard Franck - foul #1 on Richard Franck, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Boston College | Jack Peay is fouled on the floor by Alan Binder - foul #1 on Alan Binder, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Boston College | Alton Chunn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Boston College | Richard Franck tips it in | 3-5 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Boston College | Alton Chunn gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Boston College | Jack Peay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | Alan Binder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:46 | Boston College | Alton Chunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | David Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas McCaskey and the foul's on John Newton - foul #1 on John Newton, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | David Smith makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Boston College | Richard Franck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Boston College | Larry Raggs hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Boston College | John Newton gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Larry Raggs comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Mark Hanes - foul #1 on Mark Hanes, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG) Jack Peay | |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Larry Raggs misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Clemson | Alan Binder buries a 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 16:21 | Boston College | Alton Chunn is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF) David Smith, Alan Binder | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SF), William Baro (C) Richard Franck, Larry Raggs | |
| 16:02 | Boston College | William Baro clanks a shot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 16:00 | Boston College | John Newton snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) SG - Felipe Guzman (fresh) SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) PF - Kwayera Aho (fresh) C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Burton (fresh) SF - Michael Russell (fresh) PF - John Newton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Baro (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Michael Russell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | John Richardson snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | Boston College | Michael Russell grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Alton Chunn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricky Johnson - foul #1 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) Felipe Guzman, Raymond Jones, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), Richard Franck (SF) Joseph Burton, Michael Russell | |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Alton Chunn makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Alton Chunn makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Mark Hanes scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Smith | 11-10 |
| 14:46 | Boston College | Thomas McCaskey picks off the pass by John Newton | 11-10 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | David Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Hanes | 14-10 |
| 14:11 | Boston College | Richard Franck knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Baro and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (SG), Raymond Jones (SF) David Smith, Mark Hanes | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Larry Raggs (C) Alton Chunn, William Baro | |
| 14:11 | Boston College | Richard Franck misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:52 | Clemson | John Richardson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 13:26 | Boston College | Larry Raggs is called for 3 seconds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Richardson, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG), Michael Russell (SF) Jack Peay, Richard Franck | |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Larry Raggs steals it from Raymond Jones | 16-12 |
| 12:59 | Boston College | Larry Raggs clanks a jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | The jump hook by Kwayera Aho is blocked by John Newton | 16-12 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Raymond Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Larry Raggs steals the ball from Kwayera Aho | 16-12 |
| 12:05 | Boston College | Richard Catalano knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Burton and he's fouled by Jason Sears - foul #1 on Jason Sears, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG), Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) Jason Sears, Raymond Jones, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), Richard Franck (SF), Freddy Jamison (PF) Joseph Burton, Michael Russell, John Newton | |
| 12:05 | Boston College | Richard Catalano misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:05 | Boston College | Larry Raggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:55 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Franck | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) SG - Alan Binder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Peay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Franck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddy Jamison (fresh) C - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Larry Raggs picks off the pass by Clyde Matthews | 16-18 |
| 11:10 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the jumper from the right side | 16-20 |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 10:53 | Boston College | Richard Franck pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:33 | Boston College | Richard Catalano drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Peay | 16-22 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Alan Binder makes the 3 from straight away | 19-22 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Richard Franck makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Catalano | 19-24 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Mark Hanes double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Richardson, Alan Binder, Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Joseph Burton (SG), Michael Russell (SF), John Newton (PF), William Baro (C) Richard Catalano, Jack Peay, Richard Franck, Freddy Jamison, Larry Raggs | |
| 09:22 | Boston College | Alton Chunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman travels with the ball | 19-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG) Jason Sears | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 08:30 | Boston College | William Baro knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Alton Chunn | 19-26 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Raymond Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Michael Russell | 19-26 |
| 07:56 | Boston College | William Baro clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 19-26 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho grabs the board | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) SG - Felipe Guzman (fresh) SF - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Kwayera Aho (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Burton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) PF - John Newton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Baro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | John Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-26 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 07:25 | Boston College | William Baro gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 07:19 | Boston College | William Baro travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Alan Binder (SG), Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) John Richardson, Felipe Guzman, Raymond Jones, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), Richard Franck (SF), Freddy Jamison (PF) Joseph Burton, Michael Russell, John Newton | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Freddy Jamison swats the short shot by Jason Sears | 19-26 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Alan Binder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:57 | Boston College | Jack Peay pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:44 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison's floater is tipped away by Clyde Matthews | 19-26 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Mark Hanes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 06:25 | Boston College | Jack Peay snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:10 | Boston College | Jack Peay double dribbles | 19-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG) Jason Sears | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Larry Raggs (C) Alton Chunn, William Baro | |
| 05:47 | Clemson | John Richardson clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Catalano - foul #1 on Richard Catalano, team foul #3 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Newton (PF) Freddy Jamison | |
| 05:47 | Clemson | John Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | John Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:36 | Boston College | Richard Catalano misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Richardson - foul #1 on John Richardson, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| 05:36 | Boston College | Richard Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:36 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hanes | 21-27 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Mark Hanes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Newton - foul #2 on John Newton, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG) Richard Catalano | |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Mark Hanes makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Mark Hanes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:49 | Boston College | Larry Raggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 23-27 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Alan Binder gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey throws it down | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | Boston College | Richard Franck's fadeaway is rejected by Clyde Matthews | 25-27 |
| 04:13 | Boston College | John Newton tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 04:11 | Boston College | John Newton misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 04:10 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Richardson | 25-27 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey throws it down | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Binder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Hanes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clyde Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Peay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Franck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Newton (tiring) 4 reb. C - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Mark Hanes steals the ball from Richard Franck | 27-27 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | John Newton is called for the reach on Thomas McCaskey - foul #3 on John Newton, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Richardson, Alan Binder, Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG), Michael Russell (SF), Freddy Jamison (PF), William Baro (C) Jack Peay, Richard Franck, John Newton, Larry Raggs | |
| 03:09 | Clemson | William Baro takes the ball from David Smith | 27-27 |
| 02:46 | Boston College | William Baro comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kwayera Aho - foul #1 on Kwayera Aho, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| 02:46 | Boston College | William Baro makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:46 | Boston College | William Baro misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | David Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 02:27 | Boston College | William Baro pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Ricky Johnson is called for the reach on Freddy Jamison - foul #2 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (SG) Felipe Guzman | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Larry Raggs (C) Alton Chunn, William Baro | |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Smith | 29-30 |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Michael Russell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Jones - foul #1 on Raymond Jones, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (SG) Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Franck (SF) Joseph Burton | |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Michael Russell makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Michael Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Larry Raggs gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:24 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 01:22 | Boston College | Richard Franck grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:03 | Boston College | Michael Russell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Freddy Jamison | 29-34 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Richard Franck steals the ball from John Richardson | 29-34 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Richard Catalano is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) David Smith, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), William Baro (C) Michael Russell, Freddy Jamison | |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Alan Binder double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Hanes (SF) Jason Sears | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG) Richard Catalano | |
| 00:24 | Boston College | William Baro makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Raggs and he's fouled by Alan Binder - foul #2 on Alan Binder, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Freddy Jamison (PF) Larry Raggs | |
| 00:24 | Boston College | William Baro misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | The clock runs out | 29-38 |