| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Slocum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Lewis Smith takes the ball from Robert Nelson | 24-25 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Lewis Smith hits the finger roll | 26-25 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the easy open layup | 26-25 |
| 19:04 | NC State | David Peterson gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Carl Ebel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Robert Lane (SF) Chad Ford, Patrick Kitchens | |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Matthew Randle steals it from John Perkins | 26-25 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Lewis Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Padua | 29-25 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Matthew Randle grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 17:08 | NC State | David Peterson is fouled on the floor by John Perkins - foul #1 on John Perkins, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), Bernard Zwigart (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Matthew Randle, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Barry Wright, Robert Nelson, Robert Lane, John Perkins | |
| 16:49 | NC State | Stephen McLean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Chad Ford is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Wei-Quo Hou | 29-27 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 16:27 | NC State | William Voris grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:06 | NC State | William Voris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Wei-Quo Hou - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Hou, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF), John Perkins (C) Wei-Quo Hou, Vincenzo Russo, David Slocum | |
| 16:06 | NC State | William Voris makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:06 | NC State | William Voris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Stephen McLean steals it from Robert Nelson | 31-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McLean (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Durr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernard Zwigart (fresh) C - John Nieves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | NC State | William Voris is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kitchens - foul #3 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Matthew Randle (SF) William Voris, Jeffrey Durr | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (PF) Anthony Garrett | |
| 15:10 | NC State | John Nieves's floater is tipped away by John Perkins | 31-27 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Perkins | 31-27 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | John Perkins is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | John Perkins misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 14:28 | NC State | John Nieves's floater is tipped away by John Perkins | 31-29 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 31-29 |
| 14:25 | Clemson | Lewis Smith is called for the reach on Chad Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Smith, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | William Padua (SG), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Stephen McLean, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Robert Nelson, David Slocum | |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Barry Wright misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Matthew Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Carl Ebel clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Carl Ebel gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 13:16 | NC State | A charge is called on David Peterson - foul #3 on David Peterson, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), Louis Helton (PF) Lewis Smith, Matthew Randle, David Peterson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF), David Slocum (C) Chad Ford, Vincenzo Russo, John Perkins | |
| 13:14 | Clemson | Robert Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Durr - foul #3 on Jeffrey Durr, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 12:57 | NC State | William Padua grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 12:35 | NC State | William Padua is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Helton | 34-29 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Jeffrey Durr steps in front of the Barry Wright pass in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 12:14 | NC State | William Padua misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Carl Ebel hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | David Slocum hits a shot from the right block set up by Barry Wright | 36-31 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Carl Ebel is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), David Peterson (PF), John Nieves (C) William Voris, William Padua, Jeffrey Durr, Louis Helton, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Louis Shafer (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF), John Perkins (C) Barry Wright, Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McLean (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nieves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Shafer (fresh) PF - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chad Ford | 36-34 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Lewis Smith knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen McLean | 38-34 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | Chad Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG) Lewis Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), David Slocum (PF) Wei-Quo Hou, Louis Shafer, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 09:55 | NC State | A charge is called on Stephen McLean - foul #3 on Stephen McLean, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (SF), Bernard Zwigart (PF) Matthew Randle, David Peterson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:32 | Clemson | Chad Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Chad Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Chad Ford loses the dribble to Stephen McLean | 38-34 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Louis Helton (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo (PF) John Perkins | |
| 08:47 | Clemson | Chad Ford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Ebel (C) Louis Helton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:27 | NC State | Matthew Randle is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF) Jeffrey Durr | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), John Perkins (C) Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lane | 38-37 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Wei-Quo Hou is called for the reach on William Padua - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Hou, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Helton (C) Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Chad Ford, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, David Slocum | |
| 07:28 | NC State | William Padua can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (SF) Matthew Randle | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) John Perkins | |
| 07:28 | NC State | William Padua misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:28 | NC State | William Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Durr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Helton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Barry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Kitchens (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Slocum (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Zwigart (PF), John Nieves (C) David Peterson, Louis Helton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), John Perkins (C) Barry Wright, David Slocum | |
| 06:49 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | John Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 06:28 | Clemson | John Perkins knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Patrick Kitchens | 39-39 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Lewis Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 06:02 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Perkins | 39-39 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | John Perkins makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Chad Ford | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 05:14 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Jeffrey Durr, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Louis Shafer (SF), David Slocum (PF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Perkins - foul #2 on John Perkins, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (SF) Louis Shafer | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | John Perkins pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 04:55 | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG) Wei-Quo Hou | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Matthew Randle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Barry Wright snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Matthew Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel is hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #4 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG) William Voris, Stephen McLean | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Barry Wright, Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, John Perkins | |
| 03:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 03:36 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Randle - foul #2 on Matthew Randle, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (PF) David Peterson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), John Perkins (C) Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | David Slocum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 03:10 | Clemson | Robert Nelson tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | John Perkins hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Durr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Ebel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Kitchens (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Perkins (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:43 | NC State | William Padua blows the wide open layup | 41-43 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Chad Ford misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Randle - foul #3 on Matthew Randle, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), David Peterson (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Matthew Randle, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, John Perkins | |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Chad Ford makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Chad Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 02:16 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG) William Voris | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG) Chad Ford | |
| 02:01 | NC State | Robert Lane steps in front of the David Peterson pass | 41-45 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Robert Lane is fouled on the floor by John Nieves - foul #2 on John Nieves, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | NC State | William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Carl Ebel (C) Stephen McLean, Jeffrey Durr, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), John Perkins (C) Barry Wright, Wei-Quo Hou, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Robert Lane is called for the reach on Matthew Randle - foul #1 on Robert Lane, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (SF) Robert Lane | |
| 01:22 | NC State | Matthew Randle makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Matthew Randle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | David Slocum hits a jumper near the basket set up by Patrick Kitchens and he's hacked by David Peterson - foul #4 on David Peterson, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Lewis Smith is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Chad Ford | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Chad Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Smith - foul #2 on Lewis Smith, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Chad Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Chad Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Lewis Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Robert Nelson is hacked by William Padua in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Padua, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:32 | NC State | William Padua misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 00:31 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ebel | 44-54 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Carl Ebel blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad Ford - foul #2 on Chad Ford, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, John Perkins | |
| 00:29 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Smith - foul #3 on Lewis Smith, team foul #11 | 46-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), John Perkins (C) Barry Wright, Wei-Quo Hou, Anthony Garrett | |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Chad Ford picks off the pass by Lewis Smith in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Chad Ford hits the finger roll | 46-58 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Lewis Smith makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Robert Nelson is hacked by Lewis Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Smith, team foul #12 | 49-58 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Carl Ebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, John Perkins | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Barry Wright runs out the clock | 49-60 |