| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Knorr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Bevan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin German (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nathan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Chick inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Gregg Clark knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ivan Zygmont and he's fouled by Kevin German - foul #1 on Kevin German, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Gregg Clark makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Kevin German connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Knorr | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Dan Johnson picks off the pass by William Nathan in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Knorr and he's hacked by David Chick - foul #1 on David Chick, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | William Nathan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Dan Johnson | 35-33 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Norman Bevan takes the ball from William Nathan in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Wake Forest | Kevin German hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | William Nathan can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Norman Bevan - foul #2 on Norman Bevan, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (PG), Glenn Parish (SG), Tony Plott (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Richard Knorr, Norman Bevan, Dan Johnson, Kevin German | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:16 | Clemson | William Nathan makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | William Nathan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Patrick Taylor is blocked by David Chick | 41-35 |
| 17:04 | Wake Forest | Tony Plott tips it in | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | William Nathan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:33 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Clark | 43-35 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | David Chick is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gregg Clark | 43-37 |
| 16:01 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glenn Parish | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Phillip Buck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Glenn Parish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Plott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Dailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nathan (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Gregg Clark is hacked by Glenn Parish - foul #2 on Glenn Parish, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Norman Bevan (SG), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Kevin German (C) Phillip Buck, Glenn Parish, Tony Plott, Dean Dailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (SF), Michael Murray (PF) David Chick, Ivan Zygmont | |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Gregg Clark is hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #4 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr (PG) Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Ronald Middlebrook steals it from William Howard | 46-37 |
| 14:51 | Wake Forest | James Benson steps in front of the Jeffrey Palmer pass | 46-37 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | William Nathan jams it on a great pass from James Benson | 46-39 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Middlebrook | 48-39 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | James Benson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Howard | 48-41 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:36 | Clemson | Richard Knorr picks off the pass by James Benson | 48-41 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Middlebrook | 50-41 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | William Howard's pass is intercepted by Norman Bevan | 50-41 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | James Benson picks off the pass by Richard Knorr in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | William Howard buries a shot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Norman Bevan steals the ball from William Howard in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Kevin German banks in the layup set up by Richard Knorr | 52-43 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (PG), Glenn Parish (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Dan Johnson (PF), Tony Plott (C) Richard Knorr, Norman Bevan, Ronald Middlebrook, Jeffrey Palmer, Kevin German | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont (PF) Michael Murray | |
| 11:54 | Clemson | William Howard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-43 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Clark | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Phillip Buck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Glenn Parish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Plott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nathan (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Clark (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Gregg Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 11:31 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | James Benson's pass is intercepted by Dan Johnson in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Glenn Parish is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zygmont - foul #2 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), David Chick (SF) James Benson, William Nathan | |
| 11:02 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:46 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Gregg Clark snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 10:25 | Clemson | Gregg Clark loses the dribble to Phillip Buck | 52-43 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Taylor | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:08 | Clemson | David Chick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | William Howard is called for the reach on Phillip Buck - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr (PG), Norman Bevan (SG), Dean Dailey (C) Phillip Buck, Glenn Parish, Tony Plott | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Benson (PG) William Howard | |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | David Chick is denied on a layup by Dan Johnson | 57-43 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr is fouled on the floor by Gregg Clark - foul #3 on Gregg Clark, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF), Michael Murray (C) Ivan Zygmont, Gregg Clark | |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Knorr | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Clemson | David Chick misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Palmer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Palmer, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Nathan (PG) James Benson | |
| 08:59 | Clemson | David Chick makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | David Chick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left side | 60-45 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr misses the tip | 60-45 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Michael Murray | 60-45 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Rob Leland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the floater from close range | 62-45 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Norman Bevan steals the ball from Daniel Creamer in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-45 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Knorr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norman Bevan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Patrick Taylor (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Palmer (fairly fresh) C - Dean Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Nathan (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Creamer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Chick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor is called for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (PG), Glenn Parish (SG), Tony Plott (PF), Kevin German (C) Richard Knorr, Norman Bevan, Jeffrey Palmer, Dean Dailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Gregg Clark (C) Rob Leland, Michael Murray | |
| 07:21 | Clemson | Patrick Taylor steps in front of the William Nathan pass | 62-45 |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | David Chick blocks the short jumper by Patrick Taylor | 62-45 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | William Nathan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Kevin German steps in front of the William Nathan pass | 62-45 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | William Howard is called for the reach on Phillip Buck - foul #5 on William Howard, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Benson (PG), Ivan Zygmont (PF) William Howard, David Chick | |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-45 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | William Nathan is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregg Clark | 65-48 |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Kevin German hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Tony Plott hits the follow up shot | 67-48 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Phillip Buck picks off the pass by William Nathan in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck dunks the ball | 69-48 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Gregg Clark can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Plott - foul #1 on Tony Plott, team foul #6 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr (PG), Norman Bevan (SG), Dan Johnson (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Phillip Buck, Glenn Parish, Tony Plott, Kevin German | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), David Chick (SF) William Nathan, Daniel Creamer | |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Gregg Clark misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | Gregg Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Patrick Taylor picks off the pass by James Benson | 72-49 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregg Clark - foul #4 on Gregg Clark, team foul #6 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF), Michael Murray (C) Ivan Zygmont, Gregg Clark | |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | James Benson is hacked by Dean Dailey - foul #2 on Dean Dailey, team foul #7 | 74-49 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | James Benson misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin German (C) Dean Dailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:36 | Clemson | David Chick clanks a floater from the baseline | 74-49 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Kevin German grabs the board | 74-49 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | David Chick pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | Richard Knorr steals the ball from Daniel Creamer in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Knorr | 76-49 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Michael Murray's pass is intercepted by Richard Knorr | 76-49 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Michael Murray swats the shot by Patrick Taylor | 76-49 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 76-49 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Murray swats the short shot by Patrick Taylor | 76-49 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Kevin German snags the offensive board | 76-49 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Rob Leland is called for the reach on Richard Knorr - foul #1 on Rob Leland, team foul #7 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SG), Dan Johnson (PF), Tony Plott (C) Norman Bevan, Jeffrey Palmer, Kevin German | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 77-49 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Knorr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Phillip Buck (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Taylor (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Plott (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rob Leland (tiring) SF - Daniel Creamer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Chick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Rob Leland's pass is intercepted by Richard Knorr | 78-49 |
| 03:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Richard Knorr | 80-49 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | David Chick is hacked by Richard Knorr - foul #3 on Richard Knorr, team foul #8 | 80-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Glenn Parish (SG) Richard Knorr | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:00 | Clemson | David Chick makes the 1st free throw | 80-50 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | David Chick makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Patrick Taylor is blocked by Michael Murray | 80-51 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson snags the offensive board | 80-51 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 80-51 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Creamer | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Clemson | James Benson is whistled for traveling | 80-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey (C) Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Murray swats the short shot by Patrick Taylor | 80-51 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer snags the defensive board | 80-51 |
| 02:07 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer's pass is intercepted by Phillip Buck in the backcourt | 80-51 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-51 |
| 01:56 | Wake Forest | Tony Plott misses the tip | 80-51 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Creamer | 80-51 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | James Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-51 |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey pulls down the rebound | 80-51 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-51 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the rebound | 80-51 |
| 01:28 | Clemson | Rob Leland misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-51 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Tony Plott grabs the defensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Glenn Parish | 83-51 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray is hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #5 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #9 | 83-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr (PG), Norman Bevan (SG), Dan Johnson (PF), Kevin German (C) Phillip Buck, Patrick Taylor, Tony Plott, Dean Dailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 1st free throw | 83-52 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 83-53 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | Norman Bevan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-53 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr grabs the offensive rebound | 83-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Kevin German lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Knorr and he's fouled by Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #8 | 85-53 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Kevin German makes the free throw | 86-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer is hacked by Norman Bevan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Bevan, team foul #10 | 86-53 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 86-54 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer misses the 2nd free throw | 86-54 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Kevin German pulls down the rebound | 86-54 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Knorr runs out the clock | 86-54 |