| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lon Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Patrick (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Estabrook (fresh) PF - David Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Hahn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | John Estabrook inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Wake Forest | David Wagner misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 42-45 |
| 19:50 | Clemson | Jason Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:21 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt banks in the layup | 44-45 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | David Wagner's fadeaway is rejected by James Grimes | 44-45 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Grimes | 44-45 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Lon Thomas's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Russell Hahn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Hahn, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Lon Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 18:10 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Grimes - foul #2 on James Grimes, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Wright (SF) Donald Flaherty | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | William Wright makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lon Thomas | 46-47 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Russell Hahn makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Burns | 46-49 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | William Wright clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Wagner - foul #3 on David Wagner, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Vaughn (PG), Robert Doss (SG), Charles Rollins (PF), Robert Sheppard (C) Lon Thomas, Desmond Voigt, Jason Rogers, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Chambers (PF) David Wagner | |
| 17:01 | Clemson | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Robert Sheppard takes the ball from Donald Burns | 48-49 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Michael Vaughn scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Wright | 50-49 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | William Wright gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 16:17 | Clemson | William Wright misses the shot from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | David Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 16:09 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | David Chambers tips it home | 50-51 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Robert Sheppard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 50-51 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | John Estabrook gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Doss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sheppard (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Patrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Estabrook (fairly fresh) PF - David Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Hahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Burns | 50-54 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Robert Sheppard's layup is rejected by John Estabrook | 50-54 |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Russell Hahn snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 15:25 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Patrick | 50-57 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | David Chambers blocks the short jumper by Charles Rollins | 50-57 |
| 15:10 | Clemson | Michael Vaughn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Robert Sheppard banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Vaughn and he's hacked by Russell Hahn - foul #3 on Russell Hahn, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), Paul Narcisse (SG), Donald Flaherty (SF), James Grimes (C) Michael Vaughn, Robert Doss, William Wright, Charles Rollins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl (PF) David Chambers | |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Robert Sheppard makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Estabrook | 53-59 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Lon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Russell Hahn pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 14:08 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Lon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | James Grimes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | James Grimes connects on the jump hook from the left block | 55-62 |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl can't tip it in | 55-62 |
| 12:47 | Wake Forest | John Estabrook misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick can't tip it in | 55-62 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl is whistled for a carry | 55-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (PG), William Wright (SF), Jason Rogers (PF), Charles Rollins (C) Lon Thomas, Donald Flaherty, Robert Sheppard, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley (PG), John Lindholm (SG), Nick Wells (SF), David Chambers (C) Donald Burns, Daniel Patrick, John Estabrook, Russell Hahn | |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Jason Rogers misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terrence Prahl - foul #4 on Terrence Prahl, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Wagner (PF) Terrence Prahl | |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Jason Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Jason Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | David Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Rogers - foul #1 on Jason Rogers, team foul #2 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Vaughn (SG) Paul Narcisse | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | David Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | David Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jason Rogers | 56-63 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lindholm - foul #1 on John Lindholm, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jason Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lindholm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nick Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | David Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 11:31 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jason Rogers | 58-63 |
| 11:18 | Clemson | William Wright is hacked by Nick Wells - foul #1 on Nick Wells, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), James Grimes (C) Michael Vaughn, Charles Rollins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick (SG) John Lindholm | |
| 11:06 | Clemson | James Grimes hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 58-63 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | James Grimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | James Grimes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lon Thomas | 60-63 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | David Chambers scores on a shot from the left side set up by David Wagner and he's hacked by James Grimes - foul #3 on James Grimes, team foul #3 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Narcisse (SG), Donald Flaherty (SF) Desmond Voigt, William Wright | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Estabrook (SF) Nick Wells | |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | David Chambers makes the free throw | 60-66 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Lon Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wagner | 60-68 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Rogers | 62-68 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | David Wagner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | David Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | David Chambers misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-68 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | David Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | David Chambers scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Patrick | 62-70 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 08:35 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-70 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | James Grimes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Narcisse | 66-70 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | Jason Rogers swats the layup by David Chambers | 66-70 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Jason Rogers grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | James Grimes misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Chambers - foul #1 on David Chambers, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), William Wright (SF), Charles Rollins (PF) Lon Thomas, Paul Narcisse, Donald Flaherty, Jason Rogers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Burns (PG), Nick Wells (SF), Terrence Prahl (PF), Russell Hahn (C) Daniel Patrick, John Estabrook, David Wagner, David Chambers | |
| 07:45 | Clemson | James Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | James Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Grimes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Burns (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Whatley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nick Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrence Prahl (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Russell Hahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | William Wright steals it from Jason Whatley | 68-70 |
| 07:10 | Clemson | William Wright dunks the ball and he's fouled by Nick Wells - foul #2 on Nick Wells, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sheppard (C) James Grimes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:10 | Clemson | William Wright makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Nick Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Narcisse (SG) Michael Vaughn | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Lindholm (SG) Jason Whatley | |
| 06:36 | Clemson | William Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Terrence Prahl | 71-70 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | Robert Sheppard misses the tip | 71-70 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | William Wright tips it home | 73-70 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #4 | 73-70 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Charles Rollins gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Charles Rollins grabs the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | William Wright misses badly on a runner near the basket | 73-71 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Nick Wells pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | John Lindholm loses the dribble to William Wright | 73-71 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | William Wright is fouled on the floor by Nick Wells - foul #3 on Nick Wells, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), Donald Flaherty (SF), Jason Rogers (PF) Desmond Voigt, Charles Rollins, Robert Sheppard | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick (SG), John Estabrook (SF), David Wagner (C) John Lindholm, Nick Wells, Russell Hahn | |
| 05:04 | Clemson | William Wright misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Estabrook | 73-74 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Jason Rogers jams the wide open dunk set up by Lon Thomas | 75-74 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | Jason Rogers is called for the reach on Terrence Prahl - foul #2 on Jason Rogers, team foul #5 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (SG), James Grimes (C) Paul Narcisse, William Wright | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Terrence Prahl is whistled for traveling | 75-74 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley (PG), Russell Hahn (C) Donald Burns, David Wagner | |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | James Grimes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lon Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Flaherty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Grimes (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jason Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Patrick (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Estabrook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrence Prahl (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Russell Hahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | James Grimes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 75-74 |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Russell Hahn | 75-74 |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley hits a 3 from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | James Grimes makes the floater in the paint | 77-77 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-77 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Jason Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty is fouled on the floor by John Estabrook - foul #3 on John Estabrook, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Narcisse (SG), William Wright (PF) Lon Thomas, Jason Rogers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Burns (PG), Nick Wells (SF), David Chambers (C) Jason Whatley, John Estabrook, Russell Hahn | |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG) Desmond Voigt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Estabrook (SF) Nick Wells | |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 01:24 | Clemson | William Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | William Wright tips it back up and in | 81-79 |
| 01:07 | Wake Forest | David Chambers scores on a jumper from the left block | 81-81 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Terrence Prahl swats the layup by James Grimes | 81-81 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | David Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Burns | 81-84 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | James Grimes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on James Grimes, team foul #6 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Rogers (PF) William Wright | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nick Wells (SF), Russell Hahn (C) John Estabrook, David Chambers | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Narcisse is called for the reach on Daniel Patrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Narcisse, team foul #7 | 81-84 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Daniel Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse loses the dribble to Nick Wells | 81-86 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Donald Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Nick Wells | 81-88 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty is whistled for a carry | 81-88 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley (PG), John Lindholm (SF) Donald Burns, Nick Wells | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Jason Whatley runs out the clock | 81-88 |