| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Davis (fresh) SF - David Hildebrand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Newlon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Cleek (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey is denied on a layup by John Newlon | 22-19 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Gary Davis grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | David Hildebrand can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Letcher - foul #1 on Carl Letcher, team foul #1 | 22-19 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | David Hildebrand makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | David Hildebrand makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Colin Brewer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-21 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Donald Barnett grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | John Newlon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Newlon, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:03 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | John Newlon pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Donald Barnett clanks a shot near the basket | 22-21 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Colin Brewer snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Gary Davis is hacked by Paul Barreto - foul #1 on Paul Barreto, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| 16:54 | Clemson | John Newlon scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Cleek and he's hacked by Paul Barreto - foul #2 on Paul Barreto, team foul #3 | 25-23 |
| 16:54 | Clemson | John Newlon misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Paul Barreto | 25-23 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey tips it home | 27-23 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Donald Barnett hits the finger roll set up by David Hildebrand and he's fouled by Carl Letcher - foul #2 on Carl Letcher, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF) Colin Brewer | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:54 | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | Brian Cleek snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Northcutt (fresh) PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Davis (fairly fresh) SF - David Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Newlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cleek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Donald Barnett misses short on a jumper from the right block | 27-26 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Gary Davis grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Brian Cleek blows the dunk but the foul's on Christopher Lackey - foul #3 on Christopher Lackey, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Jordan Vines (C) Carl Letcher, Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Brian Cleek makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Brian Cleek makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 14:37 | Florida State | Paul Barreto knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Donald Barnett - foul #3 on Donald Barnett, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Colin Brewer (SF) Rodney Sargent | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:37 | Florida State | Paul Barreto makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Timothy Northcutt is called for the reach on Donald Barnett - foul #1 on Timothy Northcutt, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Christopher Lackey (C) Timothy Northcutt, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Donald Barnett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Willmon - foul #1 on Frank Willmon, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG) Frank Willmon | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Colin Brewer and he's hacked by Brian Cleek - foul #1 on Brian Cleek, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Gary Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Brian Cleek steals it from Colin Brewer | 33-32 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Brian Cleek lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Letcher | 35-34 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Donald Barnett knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Lackey, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF), Paul Barreto (PF) Colin Brewer, Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Proctor (SF), Maximo Romano (PF) David Hildebrand, John Newlon | |
| 11:34 | Clemson | Gary Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Northcutt (fresh) PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Barnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Davis (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Cleek (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Maximo Romano grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Brian Cleek hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 35-39 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Paul Barreto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Colin Brewer (SF), Christopher Lackey (C) Carl Letcher, Rodney Sargent, Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Petillo (PG), David Hildebrand (SG), John Newlon (PF) Donald Barnett, Gary Davis, Brian Cleek | |
| 09:53 | Clemson | John Newlon scores on a jump hook from the right block | 35-41 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Frank Willmon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Brewer | 37-41 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | James Proctor loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Rodney Sargent (SG) Frank Willmon, Timothy Northcutt | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Cleek (C) Maximo Romano | |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Carl Letcher buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Colin Brewer | 39-41 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | John Newlon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Paul Barreto gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 07:58 | Clemson | John Newlon pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Stephen Petillo is fouled on the floor by Paul Barreto - foul #3 on Paul Barreto, team foul #9 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Colin Brewer, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Davis (SG) John Newlon | |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Stephen Petillo misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:43 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 07:32 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:31 | Clemson | David Hildebrand snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Northcutt (fresh) PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Petillo (fresh) SG - Gary Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Proctor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cleek (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Clemson | Christopher Lackey takes the ball from Gary Davis | 39-41 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Barreto (PF) Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Barnett (PG), Rocco Greco (SF), Maximo Romano (C) Stephen Petillo, David Hildebrand, Brian Cleek | |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Maximo Romano steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Colin Brewer (SF) Carl Letcher, Timothy Northcutt | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Newlon (PF) Rocco Greco | |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Gary Davis is called for the reach on Rodney Sargent - foul #2 on Gary Davis, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SG) Rodney Sargent | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Cleek (C) Maximo Romano | |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Colin Brewer misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Gary Davis - foul #3 on Gary Davis, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Christopher Lackey (C) Timothy Northcutt, Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Colin Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | John Newlon double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hildebrand (SF) James Proctor | |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Paul Barreto comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-41 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Colin Brewer tips it in | 42-41 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Brian Cleek hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Barnett | 42-43 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Paul Barreto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG), Timothy Northcutt (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Frank Willmon, Colin Brewer, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Petillo (SG), James Proctor (PF) Gary Davis, John Newlon | |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Stephen Petillo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Jordan Vines grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 03:23 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jordan Vines | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Northcutt (fresh) PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Barnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Petillo (fresh) SF - David Hildebrand (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Proctor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cleek (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Donald Barnett misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Carl Letcher - foul #3 on Carl Letcher, team foul #10 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Paul Barreto (PF) Carl Letcher, Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Davis (SG), John Newlon (PF), Maximo Romano (C) Stephen Petillo, David Hildebrand, Brian Cleek | |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:54 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Colin Brewer (SF), Christopher Lackey (C) Frank Willmon, Timothy Northcutt, Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hildebrand (SF), Brian Cleek (C) James Proctor, Maximo Romano | |
| 02:36 | Florida State | Paul Barreto's pass is intercepted by Donald Barnett | 45-45 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Donald Barnett blows the dunk | 45-45 |
| 02:31 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Colin Brewer is hacked by Brian Cleek - foul #2 on Brian Cleek, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Gary Davis is called for the reach on Colin Brewer - foul #4 on Gary Davis, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Brian Cleek's floater is tipped away by Christopher Lackey | 47-45 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Paul Barreto gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Carl Letcher connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Sargent | 49-45 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Christopher Lackey is called for the reach on Donald Barnett - foul #5 on Christopher Lackey, team foul #11 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jordan Vines (C) Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Donald Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Colin Brewer misses the shot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | John Newlon gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Gary Davis scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Hildebrand | 49-49 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Brian Cleek is called for the reach on Colin Brewer - foul #3 on Brian Cleek, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |