| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anton Beem (fresh) SG - David Johansson (fresh) SF - Tom Gill (fresh) PF - Perry Bollin (fresh) C - John Thyberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) SG - Richard Williams (fresh) SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - David Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | John Thyberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Anton Beem drills a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Perry Bollin misses badly on a shot in the lane | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Clemson | Ivan Leski is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Florida State | Perry Bollin double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | Ivan Leski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | John Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | David Johansson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Florida State | Tom Gill hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Billy Green | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Richard Williams scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Billy Green | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | John Thyberg buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Anton Beem and the foul's on David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SG), James Demaio (SF), James Chism (PF) Anton Beem, David Johansson, Tom Gill, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:50 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Billy Green makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | James Chism knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Hosler and he's hacked by Ivan Leski - foul #1 on Ivan Leski, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Perry (C) John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (SF), Earl Hadley (PF), Lester Bhatt (C) Richard Williams, Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski, David Robinson | |
| 16:21 | Florida State | James Chism misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Earl Hadley pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Paul Paulus can't connect on a shot in the paint | 9-8 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Long Xiong steals it from Timothy Perry | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Farish (fresh) SF - James Demaio (fresh) PF - James Chism (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) SF - Long Xiong (fresh) PF - Earl Hadley (fresh) C - Lester Bhatt (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Paul Paulus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Green | 9-11 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler is hacked by Billy Green - foul #1 on Billy Green, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), David Johansson (SG), Tom Gill (SF), Perry Bollin (PF), John Thyberg (C) Joseph Hosler, Julian Farish, James Demaio, James Chism, Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), David Robinson (C) Billy Green, Earl Hadley, Lester Bhatt | |
| 14:54 | Florida State | David Johansson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | Florida State | Tom Gill tips it in | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | David Robinson is hacked by Anton Beem - foul #1 on Anton Beem, team foul #1 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (PF) Long Xiong | |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Richard Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG) Paul Paulus | |
| 14:00 | Florida State | David Johansson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SG) Richard Williams | |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Earl Hadley, Hipolito Esposito, David Robinson | |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Tom Gill is hacked by Lester Bhatt - foul #1 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SF), James Chism (PF), Timothy Perry (C) Anton Beem, Tom Gill, Perry Bollin, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:18 | Florida State | David Johansson's layup is rejected by Ivan Leski | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Paul Paulus is called for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Demaio (SF) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Paul Paulus | |
| 12:37 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Julian Farish - foul #1 on Julian Farish, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), Tom Gill (SF), Perry Bollin (PF), John Thyberg (C) Joseph Hosler, James Demaio, James Chism, Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF), David Robinson (C) Long Xiong, Lester Bhatt | |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Leski | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the dunk attempt | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | John Thyberg snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Julian Farish comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Earl Hadley (PF), Lester Bhatt (C) Billy Green, Ivan Leski, David Robinson | |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Julian Farish misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Julian Farish misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Julian Farish makes the 3rd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anton Beem (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Farish (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tom Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry Bollin (fresh) C - John Thyberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Hadley (fresh) C - Lester Bhatt (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito buries a jump hook in the paint | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Florida State | Tom Gill misses the turnaround near the basket | 12-14 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Gill | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | John Thyberg travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG) Julian Farish | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG) Richard Williams | |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Billy Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Earl Hadley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | David Johansson takes the ball from Hipolito Esposito | 12-14 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | David Johansson blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | Earl Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:38 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito slams it home | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Perry Bollin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Hadley - foul #1 on Earl Hadley, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SF), James Chism (C) Anton Beem, Tom Gill, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (PF), Long Xiong (C) Paul Paulus, Hipolito Esposito, Lester Bhatt | |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Perry Bollin makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Perry Bollin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:00 | Clemson | Earl Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Julian Farish | 14-16 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | David Johansson makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Julian Farish and he's fouled by Billy Green - foul #2 on Billy Green, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Perry (C) Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG), Robert Thomas (C) Billy Green, Earl Hadley | |
| 08:41 | Florida State | David Johansson makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Richard Williams hits a shot in the paint | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Ivan Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Paul Paulus tips it in | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Farish (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Chism (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Long Xiong (fresh) PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler misses the shot from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 07:31 | Florida State | Julian Farish grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:19 | Florida State | James Chism misses the lay-in | 17-20 |
| 07:17 | Florida State | David Johansson tips it in | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | James Chism snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:48 | Florida State | James Chism loses the ball out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), James Demaio (SG), Tom Gill (SF), John Thyberg (C) Joseph Hosler, David Johansson, Julian Farish, James Chism | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Richard Williams, Long Xiong, Robert Thomas | |
| 06:25 | Clemson | The short jumper by Lester Bhatt is denied by Timothy Perry | 19-20 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Paul Paulus is called for the reach on Anton Beem in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Paulus, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF) Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG) Paul Paulus | |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Anton Beem makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Anton Beem makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | Ivan Leski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Perry Bollin pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Perry Bollin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Anton Beem gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Lester Bhatt - foul #2 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Farish (SG) James Demaio | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Long Xiong (C) Ivan Leski, Lester Bhatt | |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Perry Bollin swats the short shot by Earl Hadley | 23-23 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Perry Bollin drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anton Beem | 26-23 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Earl Hadley misses the dunk | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Julian Farish grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Tom Gill banks in the layup on a great pass from Perry Bollin and he's hacked by Hipolito Esposito - foul #1 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), James Chism (PF) Julian Farish, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) David O'Dell | |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Tom Gill makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Tom Gill gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | David Johansson scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Anton Beem and he's hacked by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SF), Timothy Perry (C) Anton Beem, Tom Gill, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Ed Rosas (SF), Lester Bhatt (PF), David Robinson (C) Richard Williams, Hipolito Esposito, Earl Hadley, Long Xiong | |
| 03:50 | Florida State | David Johansson misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:50 | Clemson | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Billy Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | James Chism grabs the board | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Julian Farish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chism (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ed Rosas (fresh) PF - Lester Bhatt (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Florida State | David Johansson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Paul Paulus makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Bhatt | 33-26 |
| 02:43 | Florida State | David Johansson can't throw it down | 33-26 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Paul Paulus | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Paul Paulus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Timothy Perry grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | David Johansson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:12 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt buries a turnaround in the paint | 33-28 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | David Johansson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Ed Rosas grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Paul Paulus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 01:42 | Florida State | Joseph Hosler grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Johansson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 01:21 | Florida State | Timothy Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:05 | Florida State | Timothy Perry misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #12 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), James Demaio (SG), Tom Gill (SF), John Thyberg (C) Joseph Hosler, David Johansson, Julian Farish, James Chism | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Ivan Leski (PF), Long Xiong (C) Paul Paulus, Ed Rosas, Lester Bhatt, David Robinson | |
| 01:05 | Florida State | Timothy Perry makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:05 | Florida State | Timothy Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Long Xiong | 34-28 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Tom Gill gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Ivan Leski swats the short shot by Tom Gill | 34-28 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Richard Williams snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Billy Green is hacked by Anton Beem in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anton Beem, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF) Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG) Billy Green | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Long Xiong is fouled on the floor by John Thyberg - foul #1 on John Thyberg, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Ivan Leski can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | John Thyberg hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-28 |