| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Ugarte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Gregorski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Auger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Callender (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | William Hood inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Derrick Redmond denies the turnaround by James Callender | 31-36 |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Ricky Turner pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond is denied on a layup by Robert Prichard | 31-36 |
| 19:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Endo | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Craig Ugarte is called for the reach on William Hood - foul #3 on Craig Ugarte, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Robert Prichard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Callender - foul #3 on James Callender, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) James Callender | |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Robert Prichard scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Davis | 33-38 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-38 |
| 17:40 | NC State | David Auger clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Gregorski - foul #2 on Walter Gregorski, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Cardoza (C) Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:40 | NC State | David Auger makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:40 | NC State | David Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:22 | Clemson | David Auger steps in front of the Craig Ugarte pass | 33-40 |
| 17:17 | NC State | David Auger throws it down | 33-42 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond makes the contested shot in the paint | 35-42 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Derrick Redmond picks off the pass by Joe Endo | 35-42 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Ugarte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derrick Redmond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Cardoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Auger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Joe Endo's pass is intercepted by Robert Hicks | 37-42 |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond banks in the layup set up by Robert Hicks | 39-42 |
| 15:10 | NC State | David Auger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Levine (PG), Raymond Irving (SG), Jonathan Cooper (SF), Walter Gregorski (C) Robert Hicks, Craig Ugarte, Ricky Turner, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Nathan Spahr (SF), James Callender (PF), Maurice Lehman (C) Joe Endo, William Hood, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| 14:59 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond misses the runner from the left block | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Nathan Spahr grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:34 | NC State | James Callender makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Gordon Dorsey | 39-44 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Jonathan Cooper's pass is intercepted by James Callender | 39-44 |
| 14:14 | NC State | Maurice Lehman drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Callender and the foul's on Walter Gregorski - foul #3 on Walter Gregorski, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 14:14 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Callender - foul #4 on James Callender, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Prichard (C) James Callender | |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Maurice Lehman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Donald Cardoza (C) Timothy Levine, Derrick Redmond | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:14 | Clemson | Maurice Lehman is called for the reach on Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Maurice Lehman, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Craig Ugarte (SG) Raymond Irving | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Allen Davis (PF) David Auger, Maurice Lehman | |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Nathan Spahr snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Mark Stanley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Robert Hicks pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Jonathan Cooper misses the lay-in | 41-47 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Robert Prichard gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Nathan Spahr is hacked by Walter Gregorski - foul #4 on Walter Gregorski, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Turner (SF), Derrick Redmond (PF) Jonathan Cooper, Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), David Auger (SG), William Hood (SF), Maurice Lehman (C) Gordon Dorsey, Mark Stanley, Nathan Spahr, Robert Prichard | |
| 11:41 | NC State | William Hood drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Auger | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Ugarte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derrick Redmond (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Cardoza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Auger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Lehman (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Ricky Turner dunks the ball set up by Craig Ugarte and he's hacked by Joe Endo - foul #1 on Joe Endo, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Levine (PG) Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Prichard (C) Allen Davis | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Ricky Turner makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:17 | NC State | William Hood steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Raymond Irving (SG) Craig Ugarte | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Ricky Turner buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Levine | 46-49 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Robert Prichard misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Ricky Turner pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Timothy Levine can't connect on a shot from the right block | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Robert Prichard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Joe Endo travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Craig Ugarte (SG), Jonathan Cooper (SF) Timothy Levine, Raymond Irving, Derrick Redmond | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), Allen Davis (PF) Joe Endo, David Auger, Robert Prichard | |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Ricky Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Davis - foul #2 on Allen Davis, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Ricky Turner misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Ricky Turner is called for the reach on Gordon Dorsey - foul #3 on Ricky Turner, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Mark Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Craig Ugarte - foul #4 on Craig Ugarte, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Derrick Redmond (PF) Ricky Turner | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Spahr (C) Maurice Lehman | |
| 09:11 | NC State | Mark Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Mark Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Mark Stanley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Nathan Spahr | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Allen Davis snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Donald Cardoza picks off the pass by William Hood | 50-54 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza is hacked by William Hood - foul #2 on William Hood, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Turner (PF), Walter Gregorski (C) Derrick Redmond, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), David Auger (SG), James Callender (PF), Robert Prichard (C) Gordon Dorsey, Mark Stanley, William Hood, Allen Davis | |
| 07:31 | Clemson | Joe Endo steals it from Ricky Turner | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Ugarte (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Gregorski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Auger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Callender (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:12 | NC State | James Callender comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cooper | 50-54 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Ricky Turner is hacked by James Callender - foul #5 on James Callender, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Raymond Irving (SG), Derrick Redmond (PF) Craig Ugarte, Jonathan Cooper | |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) James Callender | |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Ricky Turner misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Allen Davis gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Allen Davis is hacked by Derrick Redmond - foul #2 on Derrick Redmond, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Levine (PG) Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:30 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | Ricky Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ricky Turner snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Ricky Turner travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), William Hood (SF) Joe Endo, Nathan Spahr | |
| 05:46 | NC State | William Hood lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Dorsey and he's fouled by Derrick Redmond - foul #3 on Derrick Redmond, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jonathan Cooper (SF) Ricky Turner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:46 | NC State | William Hood makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Raymond Irving hits a jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Hood connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Derrick Redmond - foul #4 on Derrick Redmond, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Craig Ugarte (SG) Timothy Levine, Raymond Irving | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Maurice Lehman (PF) David Auger, Allen Davis | |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Hood misses the free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Hood pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Mark Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), Nathan Spahr (C) Gordon Dorsey, Robert Prichard | |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Craig Ugarte | 54-61 |
| 04:13 | NC State | William Hood can't connect on a runner in the lane | 54-61 |
| 04:11 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 03:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Hood | 54-61 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Mark Stanley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Ugarte (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derrick Redmond (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Gregorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Hood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Lehman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Derrick Redmond is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 54-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Turner (SF) Jonathan Cooper | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), David Auger (SG), Keith Cales (SF), Allen Davis (PF), Robert Prichard (C) Joe Endo, Mark Stanley, William Hood, Maurice Lehman, Nathan Spahr | |
| 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 triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:54 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Cardoza (C) Derrick Redmond | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:54 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Craig Ugarte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski tips it in | 56-67 |
| 02:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jonathan Cooper (SF) Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), William Hood (SF) Gordon Dorsey, Keith Cales | |
| 02:37 | NC State | William Hood connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Auger | 56-69 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Ricky Turner hits a jumper from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Robert Hicks takes the ball from Joe Endo | 58-69 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Ricky Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Levine (PG), Raymond Irving (SG), Derrick Redmond (PF) Robert Hicks, Craig Ugarte, Ricky Turner | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), Maurice Lehman (C) Joe Endo, David Auger, William Hood, Robert Prichard | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Mark Stanley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Jonathan Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Maurice Lehman takes the ball from Jonathan Cooper | 58-69 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Mark Stanley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman tips it home | 58-71 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Raymond Irving makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Allen Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Derrick Redmond - foul #5 on Derrick Redmond, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Walter Gregorski (PF) Derrick Redmond | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Allen Davis misses the 3rd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Donald Cardoza | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Clemson | Raymond Irving misses long on a floater from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Nathan Spahr hits a jumper from the right side set up by Allen Davis | 60-75 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Timothy Levine drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey runs out the clock | 63-75 |