| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Micheal McCrary (fresh) SG - Arthur Holderman (fresh) SF - Daniel Anderson (fresh) PF - Dan Serpa (fresh) C - Kevin Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) SG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) PF - John Perkins (fresh) C - David Slocum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | John Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Clemson | David Slocum knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Patrick Kitchens | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | John Perkins grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | John Perkins travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | David Slocum buries a shot from the left side set up by John Perkins | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | John Perkins snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | A charge is called on John Perkins - foul #1 on John Perkins, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Dan Serpa is called for the reach on Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Dan Serpa, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Patrick Kitchens, John Perkins | |
| 17:38 | Clemson | David Slocum can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Dan Serpa | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), John Perkins (C) Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, David Slocum | |
| 17:00 | Clemson | John Perkins is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett, John Perkins | |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), John Perkins (C) Barry Wright, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, Patrick Kitchens | |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Robert Nelson can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary is fouled on the floor by John Perkins - foul #2 on John Perkins, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Louis Shafer (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), David Slocum (C) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Anthony Garrett, John Perkins | |
| 15:56 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson throws it down on a nice dish by Arthur Holderman | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Micheal McCrary (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Holderman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Serpa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Barry Wright (fresh) SG - Louis Shafer (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) PF - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) C - David Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Clemson | Louis Shafer is fouled on the floor by Arthur Holderman - foul #1 on Arthur Holderman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG) Barry Wright, Louis Shafer | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Chad Ford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson is hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #1 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF) Patrick Kitchens | |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Slocum | 4-4 |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman scores on a 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Micheal McCrary steals it from Chad Ford in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micheal McCrary | 9-4 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | David Slocum connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Ford | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Robert Lane, David Slocum | |
| 14:00 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo travels with the ball | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Livermore (SG) Arthur Holderman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG) Barry Wright, Wei-Quo Hou | |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson misses long on a shot in the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary is hacked by Vincenzo Russo - foul #1 on Vincenzo Russo, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Anthony Garrett | |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | David Slocum is hacked by Dan Serpa - foul #2 on Dan Serpa, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas (PG), Howard Hughes (PF) Micheal McCrary, Dan Serpa | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 12:45 | Clemson | David Slocum blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Wade - foul #1 on Kevin Wade, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman (SG) Timothy Livermore | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Barry Wright, Wei-Quo Hou, Anthony Garrett | |
| 12:28 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Wade | 9-7 |
| 12:20 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Nelson | 9-7 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Chad Ford scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Howard Hughes - foul #1 on Howard Hughes, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Chad Ford misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:08 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Chad Ford - foul #1 on Chad Ford, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary (PG) Gerald Yuhas | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Micheal McCrary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Holderman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Wade (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) PF - Vincenzo Russo (fairly fresh) C - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | David Slocum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Robert Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Chad Ford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-9 |
| 11:19 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Vincenzo Russo | 12-9 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Chad Ford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Kitchens | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincenzo Russo - foul #2 on Vincenzo Russo, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Livermore (SG), Norman Holmes (SF) Arthur Holderman, Daniel Anderson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Louis Shafer (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Vincenzo Russo | |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | David Slocum drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Barry Wright and he's fouled by Howard Hughes - foul #2 on Howard Hughes, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas (PG), Dan Serpa (PF) Micheal McCrary, Howard Hughes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF) Louis Shafer, Robert Lane | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:12 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade tips it home | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Barry Wright is hacked by Gerald Yuhas - foul #1 on Gerald Yuhas, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Robert Nelson, Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Barry Wright misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Livermore travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SG), David Slocum (PF) Wei-Quo Hou, Barry Wright | |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Gerald Yuhas steps in front of the David Slocum pass | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas lays it up and in | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Robert Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chad Ford | 17-17 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Slocum - foul #1 on David Slocum, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary (PG), Arthur Holderman (SG), Daniel Anderson (SF) Gerald Yuhas, Timothy Livermore, Norman Holmes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Louis Shafer (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), John Perkins (PF) Chad Ford, Robert Nelson, Robert Lane, Patrick Kitchens | |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Louis Shafer misses the floater from the right side | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the easy layup | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Dan Serpa | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson misses the easy layup | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | David Slocum can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Anderson, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Barry Wright, Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Micheal McCrary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Holderman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Serpa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wade (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Chad Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - John Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Clemson | John Perkins is fouled on the floor by Dan Serpa - foul #3 on Dan Serpa, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas (PG), Timothy Livermore (SG), Howard Hughes (PF) Micheal McCrary, Arthur Holderman, Dan Serpa | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Robert Lane | |
| 07:32 | Clemson | John Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | John Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 06:54 | Clemson | Robert Nelson tips it in | 23-21 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes makes the jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Chad Ford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | John Perkins takes the ball from Timothy Livermore | 25-21 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Yuhas - foul #2 on Gerald Yuhas, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary (PG), Arthur Holderman (SG), Norman Holmes (SF) Gerald Yuhas, Timothy Livermore, Daniel Anderson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF) John Perkins, David Slocum | |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Wade | 25-22 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Norman Holmes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | Chad Ford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lane | 25-25 |
| 05:06 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman scores on a 3 from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Chad Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa (PF) Howard Hughes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Louis Shafer (SG), John Perkins (PF), David Slocum (C) Chad Ford, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, Robert Nelson | |
| 04:35 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Holderman tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | David Slocum can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-25 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Barry Wright hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Dan Serpa clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Micheal McCrary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Holderman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Holmes (fresh) PF - Dan Serpa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Wade (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Barry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Shafer (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (tiring) PF - John Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Slocum (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Clemson | John Perkins throws it down on a nice dish by Barry Wright | 30-29 |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade's floater is knocked away by Patrick Kitchens | 30-29 |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | Norman Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | John Perkins swats the short shot by Dan Serpa | 30-29 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | John Perkins pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Dan Serpa is called for the reach on Louis Shafer - foul #4 on Dan Serpa, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Yuhas (PG), Timothy Livermore (SG), Daniel Anderson (SF), Howard Hughes (PF) Micheal McCrary, Arthur Holderman, Norman Holmes, Dan Serpa | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Ford (PG), Robert Nelson (SG), Vincenzo Russo (PF) Barry Wright, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Louis Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Louis Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Perkins - foul #3 on John Perkins, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Garrett (SF), David Slocum (C) John Perkins, Louis Shafer | |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | David Slocum steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-31 |
| 02:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson connects on the jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | David Slocum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Nelson | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | David Slocum is called for the reach on Daniel Anderson - foul #2 on David Slocum, team foul #9 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (SF) Anthony Garrett | |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kitchens - foul #2 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | David Slocum banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Ford and the foul's on Kevin Wade - foul #2 on Kevin Wade, team foul #12 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Micheal McCrary (PG) Gerald Yuhas | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:22 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:10 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Anderson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 36-36 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Slocum | 36-36 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | David Slocum double dribbles | 36-36 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Wade misses the easy open layup | 36-36 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Howard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Robert Nelson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-36 |