| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Baxter (fresh) SG - Jason Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Estes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sol Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - Howard Tunnell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | James Atkins inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | August Tunstall can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Estes - foul #3 on Lawrence Estes, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Painter (SF) Lawrence Estes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (PF) Larry Dropinski | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Sol Russo snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Sol Russo connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 21-25 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Jason Cummings steals it from Howard Tunnell | 21-25 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Jason Cummings lays it up and in | 23-25 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Tommy Bostick denies the turnaround by August Tunstall | 23-25 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Brian Painter snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Jason Cummings hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Howard Tunnell | 23-25 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Sol Russo picks off the pass by Joshua Wadsworth | 23-25 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Sol Russo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | August Tunstall pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | August Tunstall blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Cummings - foul #2 on Jason Cummings, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF), Frank Wallace (C) James Atkins, Joshua Wadsworth, Howard Tunnell | |
| 16:59 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | David Baxter is hacked by Larry Dropinski - foul #2 on Larry Dropinski, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Quinn (PF) Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Kenneth Earles (C) August Tunstall, Frank Wallace | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Brian Painter clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rickie Jones | 23-27 |
| 15:57 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Baxter (fresh) SG - Jason Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Painter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rickie Jones (fresh) SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - Kenneth Earles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | David Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Johnny Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 15:20 | Clemson | David Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Earles misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Cummings - foul #3 on Jason Cummings, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons (PG), Alex Hagerty (SG), Lawrence Estes (SF), Sol Russo (PF) David Baxter, Jason Cummings, Brian Painter, Tommy Bostick | |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), James Atkins (PF) Rickie Jones, Larry Dropinski | |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Earles makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Earles misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Sol Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Johnny Quinn can't finish the layup | 23-31 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | August Tunstall grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | August Tunstall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Lawrence Estes snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 13:55 | Clemson | James Atkins snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baxter (PG), Tommy Bostick (C) Daniel Simmons, Johnny Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Dropinski (PF), Frank Wallace (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Earles | |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | David Baxter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Baxter, team foul #4 | 23-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cummings (SG) Alex Hagerty | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (PF) Larry Dropinski | |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth is hacked by Lawrence Estes - foul #4 on Lawrence Estes, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Painter (SF) Lawrence Estes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG) August Tunstall | |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Sol Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Sol Russo blows the dunk but he's hacked by Rickie Jones - foul #1 on Rickie Jones, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), Larry Dropinski (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) Rickie Jones, Joshua Wadsworth, Frank Wallace | |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Sol Russo misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy is hacked by Jason Cummings - foul #4 on Jason Cummings, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty (SG), Johnny Quinn (PF) Jason Cummings, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wallace (C) Howard Tunnell | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Baxter (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Alex Hagerty (fresh) SF - Brian Painter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - Frank Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Clemson | August Tunstall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Brian Painter pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Baxter | 26-31 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | August Tunstall throws it down on a great pass from James Atkins | 26-33 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Leedy is called for the reach on Johnny Quinn - foul #3 on Kevin Leedy, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons (PG), Sol Russo (PF) David Baxter, Tommy Bostick | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), Joshua Wadsworth (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) James Atkins, Larry Dropinski, Frank Wallace | |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joshua Wadsworth | 26-33 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | August Tunstall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Sol Russo | 26-33 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Leedy - foul #4 on Kevin Leedy, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF) Kevin Leedy | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | August Tunstall lays it up and in | 27-35 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Joshua Wadsworth takes the ball from Johnny Quinn | 27-35 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | August Tunstall is fouled on the floor by Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baxter (PG), Anthony Singer (SG), Tommy Bostick (C) Alex Hagerty, Brian Painter, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), Larry Dropinski (PF), Frank Wallace (C) David Alexander, Joshua Wadsworth, Howard Tunnell | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Rickie Jones steals it from Johnny Quinn | 27-37 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Rickie Jones hits the finger roll | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons is fouled on the floor by Frank Wallace - foul #1 on Frank Wallace, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cummings (SG), Lawrence Estes (SF), Sol Russo (PF) Anthony Singer, Daniel Simmons, Johnny Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG), John Kang (SF), Howard Tunnell (C) August Tunstall, James Atkins, Frank Wallace | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Baxter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Estes (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sol Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rickie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Kang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) C - Howard Tunnell (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Sol Russo misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rickie Jones - foul #2 on Rickie Jones, team foul #6 | 27-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF), Joshua Wadsworth (PF) John Kang, Larry Dropinski | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 07:02 | Clemson | James Atkins can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Sol Russo snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Sol Russo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | David Baxter grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Baxter and he's hacked by Rickie Jones - foul #3 on Rickie Jones, team foul #7 | 31-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), David Alexander (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF), Kenneth Earles (C) Rickie Jones, James Atkins, Joshua Wadsworth, Howard Tunnell | |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 05:31 | Clemson | August Tunstall tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Kenneth Earles swats the short shot by Sol Russo | 32-41 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Lawrence Estes pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Sol Russo is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Sol Russo, team foul #8 | 32-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Simmons (PG), Brian Painter (SF), Johnny Quinn (PF) David Baxter, Lawrence Estes, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF), Frank Wallace (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Earles | |
| 04:10 | Clemson | August Tunstall loses the ball out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty (SG) Jason Cummings | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth (PF) Larry Dropinski | |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Johnny Quinn makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Alex Hagerty | 34-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alex Hagerty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Painter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Bostick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Atkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Clemson | August Tunstall drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Wallace | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baxter (PG), Lawrence Estes (PF) Daniel Simmons, Tommy Bostick | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) James Atkins, Joshua Wadsworth, Frank Wallace | |
| 02:42 | Clemson | August Tunstall clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-43 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Johnny Quinn pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cummings (SG), Sol Russo (PF), Tommy Bostick (C) Alex Hagerty, Brian Painter, Johnny Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF) David Alexander | |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Sol Russo evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the lane | 36-43 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | James Atkins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell tips it back up and in | 36-45 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick is fouled on the floor by Larry Dropinski - foul #3 on Larry Dropinski, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Russo | 36-45 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Tommy Bostick is called for the reach on Howard Tunnell - foul #1 on Tommy Bostick, team foul #9 | 36-45 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Sol Russo splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Tommy Bostick | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Jason Cummings is called for the reach on August Tunstall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Cummings, team foul #10 | 38-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty (SG) Jason Cummings | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), Joshua Wadsworth (PF) James Atkins, Larry Dropinski | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by August Tunstall - foul #1 on August Tunstall, team foul #9 | 38-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF) David Alexander, Joshua Wadsworth | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | August Tunstall is hacked by David Baxter in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Baxter, team foul #11 | 40-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SF), Joshua Wadsworth (PF) James Atkins, Larry Dropinski | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | David Alexander steps in front of the David Baxter pass | 40-48 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | David Alexander lays it in | 40-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Sol Russo can't throw it down | 40-50 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Tommy Bostick grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Russo | 40-50 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Alex Hagerty makes the shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Alex Hagerty is called for the reach on August Tunstall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Hagerty, team foul #12 | 42-50 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Sol Russo knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Hagerty and he's fouled by Joshua Wadsworth - foul #2 on Joshua Wadsworth, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF) David Alexander, Joshua Wadsworth | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Sol Russo makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | August Tunstall runs out the clock | 45-52 |