| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) SG - James Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Mika (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vule Ziesmer (fresh) C - John Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Crump (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Clinton Knapp (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | John Hunt inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 19:48 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Harrison | 27-38 |
| 19:46 | Clemson | Donald Groves is called for the reach on Russell Duong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Groves, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG) Donald Groves | |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 19:28 | Clemson | Marvin Mika grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | John Hayes makes the jump hook in the lane | 29-38 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp is fouled on the floor by John Hayes - foul #2 on John Hayes, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 29-38 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | John Hunt grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp lays it in set up by John Hunt | 29-40 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | John Hayes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Harrison | 32-40 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Michael Carson, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 17:37 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by James Harrison is blocked by Clinton Knapp | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 32-40 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Biller (SF) Marvin Mika | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:05 | Clemson | John Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp misses the runner from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | John Hayes grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Russell Duong is hacked by John Hunt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Keith Clark (SF), David Rotella (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Russell Duong, James Harrison, Vule Ziesmer, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar (PF) Terry Kendall | |
| 16:09 | Clemson | David Rotella is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Marvin Mika (SF) Keith Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves (PG), Michael Carson (SG) Leroy Horn, Edward Crump | |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nenad Krawczyk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Mika (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Rotella (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark McVicar (fresh) C - Clinton Knapp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Clemson | Marvin Mika misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Groves | 32-42 |
| 15:11 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Clinton Knapp | 32-44 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | David Rotella is denied on a dunk by John Hunt | 32-44 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:38 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald Groves | 32-46 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Eric Biller knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 14:08 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves is denied on a layup by Ronald Brown | 35-46 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp misses the easy layup | 35-46 |
| 13:55 | Clemson | Marvin Mika grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | Eric Biller hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Nenad Krawczyk | 37-46 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | David Rotella grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:22 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), James Harrison (SG), Keith Clark (SF), Vule Ziesmer (PF), John Hayes (C) Eric Biller, Nenad Krawczyk, Marvin Mika, David Rotella, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump (SF) John Hunt | |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski (PF) Mark McVicar | |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Donald Groves takes the ball from Keith Clark | 37-46 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump blows the layup | 37-46 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Clinton Knapp steals it from John Hayes | 37-46 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 37-48 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | John Hayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Groves - foul #4 on Donald Groves, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Biller (SF) Keith Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG), Leroy Horn (SG), Mark McVicar (C) Donald Groves, Michael Carson, Clinton Knapp | |
| 12:01 | Clemson | John Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | John Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski is fouled on the floor by Vule Ziesmer - foul #3 on Vule Ziesmer, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) SG - James Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Biller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vule Ziesmer (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Leroy Horn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Crump (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Irvin Hylinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McVicar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar's pass is intercepted by Russell Duong | 39-48 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | James Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 11:07 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 11:02 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Kendall | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | James Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | James Harrison drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hayes | 41-51 |
| 10:18 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar grabs the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar lays it up and in and the foul's on James Harrison - foul #2 on James Harrison, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Marvin Mika (SF), David Rotella (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Russell Duong, Vule Ziesmer, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hunt (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Clinton Knapp (C) Terry Kendall, Leroy Horn, Irvin Hylinski | |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Crump | 41-53 |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Crump | 41-56 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Mark McVicar blocks the short jumper by James Harrison | 41-56 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 09:38 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp snags the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-56 |
| 09:32 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Marvin Mika misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 09:01 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Hunt | 41-60 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | David Rotella knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Harrison | 43-60 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Vule Ziesmer (PF), John Hayes (C) Eric Biller, James Harrison, David Rotella, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG), Irvin Hylinski (PF) Edward Crump, Mark McVicar | |
| 08:03 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vule Ziesmer - foul #4 on Vule Ziesmer, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Rotella (PF) Vule Ziesmer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 08:03 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 08:03 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Duong | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nenad Krawczyk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Mika (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rotella (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Leroy Horn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Knapp (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Biller (SG), Vule Ziesmer (PF) Marvin Mika, David Rotella | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves (PG) Terry Kendall | |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 07:11 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Hunt | 46-65 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Hayes | 48-65 |
| 06:34 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hunt | 48-67 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Leroy Horn steps in front of the Eric Biller pass | 48-67 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-67 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Hayes | 48-67 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Eric Biller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | John Hayes can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Clinton Knapp | 48-67 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Harrison (SG), Marvin Mika (SF) Eric Biller, Nenad Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson (SG), Edward Crump (PF) Leroy Horn, Irvin Hylinski | |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 48-69 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Marvin Mika misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Clinton Knapp - foul #3 on Clinton Knapp, team foul #5 | 48-69 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Marvin Mika misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Marvin Mika makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Mika - foul #2 on Marvin Mika, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar (C) Clinton Knapp | |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | John Hayes banks in the layup | 51-70 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Groves | 51-72 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | John Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-72 |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | James Harrison picks off the pass by Mark McVicar | 51-72 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Marvin Mika misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 03:40 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer grabs the offensive board | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Mika (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vule Ziesmer (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Crump (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McVicar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | James Harrison misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 51-72 |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Mika picks off the pass by John Hunt | 51-72 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Marvin Mika throws it down | 53-72 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Donald Groves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Marvin Mika grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Vule Ziesmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-72 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Biller (PG), Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Keith Clark (SF), David Rotella (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Russell Duong, James Harrison, Marvin Mika, Vule Ziesmer, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG), Leroy Horn (SG), Irvin Hylinski (PF) Donald Groves, Michael Carson, John Hunt | |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-72 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Keith Clark pulls down the rebound | 53-72 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | Eric Biller drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nenad Krawczyk | 56-72 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump lays it in set up by Terry Kendall | 56-74 |
| 01:32 | Clemson | Keith Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-74 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Terry Kendall | 56-74 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-76 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | David Rotella misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Edward Crump pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski banks in the layup set up by Terry Kendall | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | David Rotella scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Biller | 59-78 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall runs out the clock | 59-78 |