| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Johannes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hinkson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aaron Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Renard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Ralph Shimp inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the floater from close range | 26-33 |
| 19:32 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Ralph Shimp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Samuel Wilson (SF), Steven Smith (PF) John Hinkson, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-33 |
| 18:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Wetzel | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Cory McClary hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Bruce Slayden | 26-35 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Ralph Shimp is called for the reach on Alan Renard - foul #1 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG), Larry Dropinski (C) Ronald Johannes, Alan Renard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Bruce Slayden steals it from Larry Dropinski | 26-35 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the easy layup | 26-35 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Ralph Shimp tips it home | 26-37 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Steven Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Johannes (PG), Alan Renard (C) John Hinkson, Samuel Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Cory McClary | |
| 16:44 | NC State | Bruce Slayden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 26-39 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Steven Smith blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Robert Wetzel snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Ralph Shimp snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Ralph Shimp connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Johannes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Renard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Dropinski | 28-42 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Ralph Shimp scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | Ellis Scaife is called for the reach on Ronald Johannes - foul #1 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG), Samuel Wilson (SF), Jeremy Mendivil (C) Aaron Wheeler, Larry Dropinski, Alan Renard | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Tommie Woolley (SG), Cory McClary (C) Ellis Scaife, Bruce Slayden, Roy Palmer | |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Tommie Woolley - foul #2 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Dropinski (SF) Samuel Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the lay-in | 30-44 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ronald Johannes | 30-44 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | Jeremy Mendivil loses the ball out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (PG), Alan Renard (SF) Ronald Johannes, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:17 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Steven Smith | 30-44 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | The jumper by Alan Renard is denied by Ralph Shimp | 30-44 |
| 12:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ralph Shimp | 30-44 |
| 12:37 | NC State | John Hinkson steals it from Robert Wetzel | 30-44 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler lays it in set up by John Hinkson | 32-44 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Cory McClary drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Clement and the foul's on Jeremy Mendivil - foul #4 on Jeremy Mendivil, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Johannes (PG), Samuel Wilson (SF), Larry Dropinski (C) Aaron Wheeler, Alan Renard, Jeremy Mendivil | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Roy Palmer (C) David Clement, Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel | |
| 12:16 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Palmer | 32-47 |
| 12:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bruce Slayden | 32-47 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Ellis Scaife | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Johannes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hinkson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Samuel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory McClary (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Ellis Scaife takes the ball from Ronald Johannes | 32-49 |
| 11:25 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the lay-in | 32-49 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Hinkson - foul #2 on John Hinkson, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (SG), Alan Renard (C) John Hinkson, Samuel Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF) Ralph Shimp, Cory McClary | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 10:46 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-51 |
| 10:45 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-51 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Robert Wetzel gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 32-51 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Steven Smith gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Robert Wetzel - foul #2 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG) Aaron Wheeler | |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF) David Clement | |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Ralph Shimp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Steven Smith grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Robert Wetzel is called for the reach on Alan Renard - foul #3 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (PG), Samuel Wilson (SF) John Hinkson, Alan Renard | |
| Subs | NC State | Cory McClary (C) Roy Palmer | |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Ralph Shimp drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife and he's fouled by Aaron Wheeler - foul #1 on Aaron Wheeler, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Renard (C) Samuel Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Tommie Woolley (SG) Ellis Scaife, Bruce Slayden | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Larry Dropinski | 37-53 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Tommie Woolley swats the layup by Larry Dropinski | 37-53 |
| 08:34 | NC State | David Clement pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Robert Wetzel loses the ball out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG), Samuel Wilson (SF) Aaron Wheeler, Alan Renard | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Robert Wetzel | |
| 07:56 | Clemson | John Hinkson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Cory McClary gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Ralph Shimp clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Hinkson | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Johannes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hinkson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Samuel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Dropinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory McClary (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Steven Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommie Woolley - foul #3 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (PG), Alan Renard (SF), Jeremy Mendivil (C) Ronald Johannes, Samuel Wilson, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG) Tommie Woolley, Ralph Shimp | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Roy Palmer is hacked by John Hinkson - foul #3 on John Hinkson, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Johannes (SG), Larry Dropinski (SF) John Hinkson, Steven Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Wetzel (PF) Cory McClary | |
| 06:39 | NC State | Robert Wetzel slams it home on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 39-55 |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes misses the dunk attempt | 39-55 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Jeremy Mendivil tips it back up and in | 41-55 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Alan Renard steps in front of the Roy Palmer pass | 41-55 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Alan Renard throws it down on a great pass from Larry Dropinski and the foul's on Robert Wetzel - foul #4 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG) Ronald Johannes | |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF), Cory McClary (C) David Clement, Roy Palmer | |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Alan Renard makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Aaron Wheeler is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #2 on Aaron Wheeler, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Johannes (PG), Steven Smith (PF) Aaron Wheeler, Alan Renard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (PG), Alan Renard (SF) Ronald Johannes, Steven Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the jump hook from the right block | 44-55 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Mendivil | 47-55 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Cory McClary hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Bruce Slayden | 47-57 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | John Hinkson hits a 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 03:48 | NC State | John Hinkson is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #4 on John Hinkson, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Johannes (PG), Samuel Wilson (SF), Steven Smith (PF) John Hinkson, Alan Renard, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Roy Palmer (C) Bruce Slayden, Cory McClary | |
| 03:48 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Steven Smith snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Samuel Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Wetzel - foul #5 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG), Larry Dropinski (PF) Aaron Wheeler, Steven Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Cory McClary (C) Ellis Scaife, Robert Wetzel | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Samuel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Samuel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Johannes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hinkson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Dropinski (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Mendivil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Cory McClary comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Mendivil - foul #5 on Jeremy Mendivil, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (SG), Steven Smith (PF), Alan Renard (C) John Hinkson, Larry Dropinski, Jeremy Mendivil | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Alan Renard lays it up and in set up by Ronald Johannes | 54-58 |
| 02:43 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hinkson (SG), Larry Dropinski (SF) Aaron Wheeler, Samuel Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG) David Clement, Tommie Woolley | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Bruce Slayden loses the dribble to Larry Dropinski | 54-58 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Alan Renard misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 01:52 | Clemson | Alan Renard gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Ronald Johannes tips it home | 56-58 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Cory McClary knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | John Hinkson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Ralph Shimp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler (SF) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Clemson | John Hinkson is called for 5 seconds | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Ronald Johannes is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Johannes, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Clemson calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Aaron Wheeler comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-62 |