| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Nathan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregg Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | William Howard inbounds the ball | 29-16 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | William Howard travels with the ball | 29-16 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Gregg Clark snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | James Benson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | James Benson is called for the reach on Kevin Kurtz - foul #4 on James Benson, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Chick (SF) James Benson | |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Zygmont - foul #3 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #2 | 29-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Murray (PF) Ivan Zygmont | |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Thomas Johns denies the turnaround by David Chick | 30-19 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a jump hook in the lane | 30-19 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Gregg Clark pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns is called for traveling | 30-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Perry (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:13 | Clemson | David Chick drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Howard and he's fouled by Michael Perry - foul #3 on Michael Perry, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:13 | Clemson | David Chick misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Gregg Clark picks off the pass by Vincent Shelton | 30-21 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nathan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Murray (fresh) C - Gregg Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Clemson | Gregg Clark is called for traveling | 30-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Perry (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont (PF) Michael Murray | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes travels with the ball | 30-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:39 | Clemson | David Chick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Gregg Clark hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Chick - foul #1 on David Chick, team foul #3 | 30-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 14:09 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | David Chick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | Gregg Clark tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Johns - foul #2 on Thomas Johns, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Benson (PG) David Chick | |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz jams it set up by Stanley Davis | 32-25 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | James Benson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Nathan | 32-27 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | William Nathan grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | William Howard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Nathan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregg Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Davis | 34-27 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by James Benson is blocked by Gabriel Marino | 34-27 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Gregg Clark hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregg Clark - foul #3 on Gregg Clark, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Michael Perry (C) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Vincent Shelton steals the ball from Gregg Clark | 35-29 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton lays it in | 37-29 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | James Benson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johns - foul #3 on Thomas Johns, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (PF) Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:51 | Clemson | James Benson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Gregg Clark tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | William Howard gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:22 | Clemson | James Benson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | William Nathan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 39-31 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Perry - foul #4 on Michael Perry, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Nathan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregg Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino is fouled on the floor by William Nathan - foul #3 on William Nathan, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Chick (PF) Ivan Zygmont | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns slams it home on a great pass from Kevin Kurtz | 41-33 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | James Benson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-33 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont (PF) David Chick | |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Dwight Cory steps in front of the Gregg Clark pass | 41-33 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Gregg Clark grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | James Benson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz's floater is knocked away by William Howard | 41-35 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gregg Clark | 41-35 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Gregg Clark misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Michael Perry (C) Kevin Kurtz, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:43 | Clemson | William Nathan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Perry | 41-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) C - Michael Perry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Nathan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregg Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Gregg Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Gregg Clark scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | James Benson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Perry | 41-37 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is fouled on the floor by Gregg Clark - foul #4 on Gregg Clark, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | William Howard swats the shot by Kevin Kurtz | 41-37 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory tips it in | 43-37 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | James Benson is fouled on the floor by Stanley Davis - foul #3 on Stanley Davis, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Gregg Clark connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Benson | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | William Nathan pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Clemson | William Howard makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Nathan | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Benson - foul #5 on James Benson, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Chick (SF) James Benson | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Gregg Clark gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | William Howard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-44 |