| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Charles Latson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger inbounds the ball | 15-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Willie Hullinger takes the ball from Kevin Jones | 18-32 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Charles Latson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 19:06 | Clemson | Charles Latson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | Charles Latson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-32 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | John Thomasson gets the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 18:41 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Kevin Jones can't finish the layup | 18-32 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), Bill Cabral (PF) Charles Latson, Joe Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:59 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | John Thomasson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bill Cabral - foul #2 on Bill Cabral, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (C) John Thomasson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:40 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington is whistled for traveling | 19-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Wilson (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 16:44 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 19-34 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 16:24 | Clemson | Lester Stump hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Hullinger - foul #1 on Willie Hullinger, team foul #2 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF) Lester Stump, Willie Hullinger | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), James McLeroy (SG), Kevin Kwon (C) David Jones, Jackie Steven, Kevin Jones | |
| 16:16 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller steps out of bounds on the baseline | 22-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF), Joe Reed (PF) Phillip Dickens, Anthony Henton | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (C) Wesley Neumiller | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Latson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Cabral (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Joe Reed misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Wilson, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Thomasson (C) Bill Cabral | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Michael Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 24-36 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | John Thomasson pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Michael Morgan is called for traveling | 26-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (SG), Bill Cabral (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Charles Latson, Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Jackie Steven (SG), Kevin Jones (PF) David Penney, Kevin Kwon, Brian Wilson | |
| 13:59 | Clemson | James McLeroy steals it from Gilbert Washington | 26-36 |
| 13:32 | NC State | James McLeroy is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jackie Steven | 26-39 |
| 13:14 | Clemson | Bill Cabral knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Hullinger | 28-39 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Jackie Steven drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Jones | 28-42 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Anthony Henton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Jackie Steven can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 12:13 | NC State | James McLeroy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Jackie Steven hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Morgan | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:42 | Clemson | Brian Zurek is hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF), Joe Reed (PF), John Thomasson (C) Brian Zurek, Willie Hullinger, Bill Cabral, Anthony Henton | |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Neumiller (SF), Brian Wilson (PF), Kevin Kwon (C) David Jones, Kevin Jones, Michael Morgan | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Charles Latson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James McLeroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Wesley Neumiller swats the short shot by John Thomasson | 28-45 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Kevin Kwon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jackie Steven | 28-48 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | James McLeroy steps in front of the Gilbert Washington pass in the backcourt | 28-48 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller can't finish the layup | 28-48 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 10:23 | NC State | James McLeroy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Jackie Steven grabs the offensive board | 28-48 |
| 10:01 | NC State | James McLeroy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller pulls down the rebound | 28-51 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Jackie Steven buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Charles Latson hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-54 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-54 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Joe Reed buries a jumper from the left block | 33-54 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Gilbert Washington is called for the reach on Wesley Neumiller - foul #3 on Gilbert Washington, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF), Bill Cabral (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Phillip Dickens, Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Kevin Jones (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller, Kevin Kwon | |
| 07:51 | NC State | James McLeroy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger clanks a floater from close range | 33-54 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Latson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Cabral (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Henton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McLeroy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:09 | NC State | David Jones is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Washington - foul #4 on Gilbert Washington, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), John Thomasson (C) Charles Latson, Anthony Henton | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (SG) James McLeroy | |
| 06:50 | NC State | Kevin Jones can't throw it down | 33-54 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Kevin Jones tips it home | 33-56 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Phillip Dickens (SF), Anthony Henton (C) Gilbert Washington, Willie Hullinger, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), James McLeroy (SF), Kevin Kwon (C) David Jones, Kevin Jones, Michael Morgan | |
| 05:58 | NC State | James McLeroy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Penney | 33-59 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Bill Cabral travels with the ball | 33-59 |
| 05:17 | NC State | James McLeroy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Brian Wilson hits the follow up shot | 33-61 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Bill Cabral misses the lay-in | 33-61 |
| 05:05 | NC State | David Penney grabs the board | 33-61 |
| 04:48 | NC State | David Penney connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Wilson | 33-63 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Lester Stump can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-63 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Stump | 33-63 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-63 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses the tip | 33-63 |
| 04:14 | NC State | James McLeroy pulls down the rebound | 33-63 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski is hacked by Lester Stump - foul #1 on Lester Stump, team foul #5 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Gallop (SF) Brian Zurek | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:33 | NC State | David Penney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-63 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Henton (fresh) SG - Lester Stump (fairly fresh) SF - Norman Gallop (fresh) PF - Phillip Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Cabral (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James McLeroy (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Brian Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Kwon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Lester Stump hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Roland Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Roland Kiedrowski, team foul #4 | 35-63 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Lester Stump makes the free throw | 36-63 |
| 02:40 | NC State | James McLeroy drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Penney | 36-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Lester Stump makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Cabral | 39-66 |
| 02:15 | NC State | James McLeroy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-66 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Kevin Kwon tips it back up and in | 39-68 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Lester Stump misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-68 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens grabs the offensive board | 39-68 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Wilson - foul #3 on Brian Wilson, team foul #5 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG) Norman Gallop | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Kevin Kwon gets the rebound | 39-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | NC State | James McLeroy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-68 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Brian Wilson can't tip it in | 39-68 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski hits the follow up shot | 39-70 |
| 01:12 | Clemson | Lester Stump buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Brian Zurek is called for the reach on David Penney - foul #1 on Brian Zurek, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Kevin Kwon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Brian Wilson is called for the reach on Brian Zurek - foul #4 on Brian Wilson, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Roland Kiedrowski is called for the reach on Lester Stump - foul #2 on Roland Kiedrowski, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Lester Stump makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Lester Stump makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Penney runs out the clock | 44-70 |