| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) SF - David Alexander (fresh) PF - Howard Tunnell (fresh) C - James Atkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) SG - William Wenger (fresh) SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) PF - Timothy McCoy (fresh) C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Clemson | James Atkins buries a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Felix Lopez misses short on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | August Tunstall gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses short on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Florida State | Felix Lopez pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Felix Lopez is fouled on the floor by Kevin Leedy - foul #1 on Kevin Leedy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | William Wenger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Timothy McCoy takes the ball from August Tunstall | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Felix Lopez | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Clemson | August Tunstall buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Geoffrey Courville - foul #1 on Geoffrey Courville, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF), Kenneth Earles (C) Kevin Leedy, David Alexander, Howard Tunnell, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:53 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | August Tunstall buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rickie Jones | 8-3 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG) August Tunstall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-3 |
| 16:35 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:13 | Florida State | William Wenger misses the runner from the right block | 8-3 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski misses badly on a jumper from close range | 8-3 |
| 15:44 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rickie Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) PF - Larry Dropinski (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Earles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Wenger (fairly fresh) SF - Felix Lopez (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy McCoy (fairly fresh) C - Darrell Alarcon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | William Wenger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Earles - foul #1 on Kenneth Earles, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), John Kang (SF), Frank Wallace (PF), James Atkins (C) Rickie Jones, Joshua Wadsworth, Larry Dropinski, Kenneth Earles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Claude Tolleson (SF), Christopher Strayer (PF), Travis Gray (C) Felix Lopez, Timothy McCoy, Darrell Alarcon | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | William Wenger makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:38 | Florida State | William Wenger makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | August Tunstall is fouled in the backcourt by Geoffrey Courville - foul #2 on Geoffrey Courville, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (PG), Preston Fraher (SG) Geoffrey Courville, William Wenger | |
| 15:12 | Clemson | James Atkins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Claude Tolleson | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson throws it down on a nice dish by Nathan Brewer | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Travis Gray tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | James Atkins is hacked by Claude Tolleson - foul #1 on Claude Tolleson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SG), Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Howard Tunnell (PF) Kevin Leedy, John Kang, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Wenger (SG), Timothy McCoy (PF), Darrell Alarcon (C) Preston Fraher, Christopher Strayer, Travis Gray | |
| 13:56 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell is hacked by William Wenger - foul #1 on William Wenger, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG) Joshua Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Florida State | Felix Lopez (SF) Claude Tolleson | |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from August Tunstall | 13-9 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Nathan Brewer and the foul's on Kevin Leedy - foul #2 on Kevin Leedy, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF) Kevin Leedy, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | August Tunstall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | James Atkins tips it in | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | William Wenger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 12:34 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon tips it but misses | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Brewer | 15-12 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | The jumper by William Wenger is denied by James Atkins | 15-12 |
| 12:19 | Florida State | Nathan Brewer misses the tip | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | August Tunstall connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Wadsworth | 17-12 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Felix Lopez | 17-14 |
| 11:36 | Clemson | The jump hook by James Atkins is blocked by Timothy McCoy | 17-14 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | August Tunstall grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alexander (fresh) SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - James Atkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathan Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Wenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felix Lopez (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy McCoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Alarcon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-14 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Wenger | 17-14 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy drills a floater from the left wing set up by Nathan Brewer | 17-16 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | David Alexander is fouled on the floor by Felix Lopez - foul #1 on Felix Lopez, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), John Kang (SF), Howard Tunnell (PF), Kenneth Earles (C) David Alexander, Joshua Wadsworth, Larry Dropinski, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Garzon (PG), Preston Fraher (SG), Claude Tolleson (SF), Christopher Strayer (PF), Travis Gray (C) Nathan Brewer, William Wenger, Felix Lopez, Timothy McCoy, Darrell Alarcon | |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Travis Gray swats the short shot by Howard Tunnell | 17-16 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Kenneth Earles snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Christopher Garzon takes the ball from August Tunstall | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | Preston Fraher drills a floater in the paint | 17-18 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | Kenneth Earles's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Gray | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | John Kang tips it but misses | 17-18 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | Christopher Garzon grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson's floater is tipped away by August Tunstall | 17-18 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:52 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Earles - foul #2 on Kenneth Earles, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SG), James Atkins (C) Rickie Jones, Kenneth Earles | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:52 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:52 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell jams it | 19-20 |
| 08:32 | Florida State | Preston Fraher misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 19-20 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | James Atkins grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from August Tunstall | 21-20 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Preston Fraher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF) David Alexander, John Kang, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (PG), William Wenger (SG), Felix Lopez (SF), Timothy McCoy (PF), Darrell Alarcon (C) Christopher Garzon, Preston Fraher, Claude Tolleson, Christopher Strayer, Travis Gray | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Darrell Alarcon steals it from James Atkins | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rickie Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - August Tunstall (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - James Atkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathan Brewer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Wenger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) PF - Timothy McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon loses the dribble to August Tunstall | 21-20 |
| 06:48 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski can't tip it in | 21-20 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Florida State | Larry Dropinski steals the ball from Felix Lopez | 21-20 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | August Tunstall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy drills a driving attempt from the right block | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | James Atkins knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Dropinski and he's hacked by Nathan Brewer - foul #1 on Nathan Brewer, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SG), John Kang (SF), Howard Tunnell (PF) Rickie Jones, Joshua Wadsworth, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:44 | Clemson | James Atkins makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wallace (PF) James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:11 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Darrell Alarcon - foul #1 on Darrell Alarcon, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (C) Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida State | Claude Tolleson (SF), Christopher Strayer (C) Felix Lopez, Darrell Alarcon | |
| 05:11 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by August Tunstall - foul #1 on August Tunstall, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wallace (PF) John Kang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Garzon (PG), Preston Fraher (SG), Travis Gray (C) Nathan Brewer, William Wenger, Timothy McCoy | |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Frank Wallace pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | James Atkins scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from August Tunstall | 30-23 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Preston Fraher scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Strayer and he's fouled by Frank Wallace - foul #1 on Frank Wallace, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (SF) Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Preston Fraher makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | August Tunstall is fouled on the floor by Christopher Strayer - foul #1 on Christopher Strayer, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG), John Kang (SF), Larry Dropinski (C) David Alexander, Joshua Wadsworth, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville (PG), William Wenger (SG), Felix Lopez (SF), Timothy McCoy (PF), Darrell Alarcon (C) Christopher Garzon, Preston Fraher, Claude Tolleson, Christopher Strayer, Travis Gray | |
| 03:48 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:32 | Florida State | Felix Lopez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kang (fresh) PF - Frank Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Dropinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Wenger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) PF - Timothy McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Felix Lopez is called for the reach on Larry Dropinski - foul #2 on Felix Lopez, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (SF), James Atkins (C) John Kang, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Howard Tunnell (PF) August Tunstall, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Alarcon - foul #2 on Darrell Alarcon, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), John Kang (SF), Frank Wallace (PF) Rickie Jones, Joshua Wadsworth, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Felix Lopez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | August Tunstall double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), James Atkins (C) John Kang, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Strayer (PF) Timothy McCoy | |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-28 |
| 02:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Frank Wallace | 34-28 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Felix Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Frank Wallace grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | William Wenger takes the ball from August Tunstall | 34-28 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Wenger | 34-31 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | David Alexander makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Leedy | 36-31 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Felix Lopez is fouled on the floor by David Alexander - foul #1 on David Alexander, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Howard Tunnell (PF), Larry Dropinski (C) August Tunstall, David Alexander, Frank Wallace, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (SG), Timothy McCoy (PF) William Wenger, Darrell Alarcon | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Felix Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell loses the dribble to Timothy McCoy | 36-31 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville buries a floater from the left side set up by Nathan Brewer | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |