| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Streets (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bartz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | A charge is called on John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Maynard | 35-43 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | James Bartz tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Bartz - foul #1 on James Bartz, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Jason Reed (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Dwight Cory | |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Erik Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jason Reed - foul #2 on Jason Reed, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), David Casares (PF) John Hawkins, Stanley Davis | |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Shelton | 37-47 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont clanks a floater in the lane | 37-47 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Holmes and the foul's on David Streets - foul #1 on David Streets, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SG), Michael Murray (C) Thomas Hunt, Erik Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Stanley Davis (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, David Casares | |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | Michael Murray loses the dribble to Stanley Davis | 37-50 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | James Bartz is hacked by Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF) David Streets | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Ronald Staley, Jason Reed | |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Vincent Shelton | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Vincent Shelton is called for the reach on Erik Curtis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (PF) Stanley Davis | |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Creamer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Curtis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 16 pts. C - Michael Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the easy layup | 37-55 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Michael Murray loses the dribble to Brian Holmes | 37-58 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 37-60 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-60 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Holmes | 37-63 |
| 14:37 | Clemson | Scott Maynard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), David Streets (SF) Scott Maynard, Daniel Creamer, Erik Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | John Hawkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Staley | 37-66 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the lay-in | 37-66 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | James Bartz grabs the board | 37-66 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | John Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-66 |
| 13:26 | Clemson | William Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is fouled on the floor by Ronald Staley - foul #3 on Ronald Staley, team foul #5 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Quon Xiao (PF) Michael Murray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (C) James Bartz, Ronald Staley, Jason Reed | |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Kyle Porter picks off the pass by Quon Xiao | 37-66 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | David Casares is hacked by Ivan Zygmont - foul #1 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #3 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF) David Streets | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, Stanley Davis | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is whistled for a carry | 37-66 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-66 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Quon Xiao | 37-66 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Howard | 39-66 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-66 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Quon Xiao pulls down the rebound | 39-66 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Rob Leland is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter is hacked by Erik Curtis - foul #1 on Erik Curtis, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF), David Streets (PF), Michael Murray (C) Erik Curtis, Quon Xiao, Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF) Kyle Porter, Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne, Dwight Cory | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Creamer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | John Hawkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Staley | 42-69 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Michael Murray drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Casares | 44-71 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | William Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-71 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | David Casares gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | William Howard steals it from Ronald Staley | 44-71 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | William Howard hits the finger roll | 46-71 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley blows the layup | 46-71 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz gets the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Davis | 46-73 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | William Howard hits the finger roll | 48-73 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Staley | 48-76 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | James Bartz swats the layup by Michael Murray | 48-76 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the offensive board | 48-76 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | John Hawkins takes the ball from David Streets | 48-76 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the finger roll | 48-78 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | William Howard loses the dribble to John Hawkins in the backcourt | 48-78 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the finger roll | 48-80 |
| 08:25 | Clemson | Rob Leland hits a floater from the right side set up by William Howard and the foul's on James Bartz - foul #2 on James Bartz, team foul #6 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF), Quon Xiao (PF), Ivan Zygmont (C) Daniel Creamer, David Streets, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Ronald Staley, David Casares | |
| 08:25 | Clemson | Rob Leland makes the free throw | 51-80 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-80 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) Rob Leland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:06 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vincent Shelton - foul #3 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #7 | 51-80 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the board | 52-80 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is hacked by Quon Xiao - foul #1 on Quon Xiao, team foul #5 | 52-80 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Scott Maynard - foul #3 on Scott Maynard, team foul #6 | 52-80 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-82 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Curtis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quon Xiao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 18 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stanley Davis (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | William Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-82 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the offensive rebound | 52-82 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Howard | 54-82 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | The refs have stopped play. Ivan Zygmont is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 54-82 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG), David Streets (PF), Michael Murray (C) Scott Maynard, Quon Xiao, Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Kyle Porter (SG), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-82 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | David Streets grabs the board | 54-82 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Erik Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-82 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Hunt is called for the reach on John Hawkins - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #7 | 54-82 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the offensive board | 54-82 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Hunt steals it from John Hawkins | 54-82 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-82 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF) Thomas Hunt, Erik Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, Kyle Porter, Charles Bourne, Jason Reed | |
| 06:01 | Clemson | William Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Holmes - foul #2 on Brian Holmes, team foul #8 | 54-82 |
| Subs | Clemson | Quon Xiao (PF) David Streets | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:01 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Rob Leland - foul #4 on Rob Leland, team foul #8 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF) David Casares | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 56-83 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-84 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Scott Maynard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-84 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 56-86 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Scott Maynard makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Murray | 59-86 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Quon Xiao blocks the short jumper by Ronald Staley | 59-86 |
| 04:55 | Clemson | Quon Xiao gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Rob Leland buries a shot from the right side set up by Scott Maynard | 61-86 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 61-86 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG) Rob Leland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Scott Maynard drills a 3 from the left corner | 64-86 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Bartz | 64-89 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Quon Xiao misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 64-89 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne gets the rebound | 64-89 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Scott Maynard takes the ball from Jason Reed | 64-89 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Scott Maynard jams it | 66-89 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Creamer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Quon Xiao (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Murray (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Reed (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-89 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | John Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 66-89 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 66-89 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Scott Maynard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-89 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-89 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-89 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the contested jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 66-91 |
| 02:06 | Clemson | Quon Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-91 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), David Casares (PF) Kyle Porter, Stanley Davis | |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-91 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), Stanley Davis (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares | |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-91 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Bourne | 66-91 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-91 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Quon Xiao misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-91 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the board | 66-91 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis banks in the layup set up by James Bartz | 66-93 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Quon Xiao buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Murray | 68-93 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Michael Murray swats the short shot by James Bartz | 68-93 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bourne | 68-93 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Hawkins runs out the clock | 68-93 |