| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Streets (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Childress (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Streets inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | William Howard misses the shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Erwin McCoy gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Samuel Curry makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 23-24 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | David Streets banks in the layup | 25-24 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 25-27 |
| 18:21 | Clemson | William Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rob Leland | 28-27 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Bernard Barney comes up short on the runner from the right block | 28-27 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Samuel Curry tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | William Howard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Michael Murray is called for the reach on Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Michael Murray, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 16:46 | NC State | Erwin McCoy tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Vernon Lotts tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | William Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Lotts - foul #1 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF) Bernard Barney, Erwin McCoy | |
| 16:25 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Vernon Lotts snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Ivan Zygmont blocks the short jumper by Stephen Rowlett | 29-29 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Everett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | William Howard's pass is intercepted by Stephen Rowlett | 29-29 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Vernon Lotts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Rowlett | 29-31 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | William Howard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | David Streets snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | Stephen Rowlett takes the ball from Rob Leland | 29-31 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Everett | 29-33 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is hacked by Samuel Curry - foul #2 on Samuel Curry, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Erwin McCoy (SG) Curtis Everett, Stephen Rowlett | |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-33 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | David Streets tips it home | 31-33 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Bernard Barney knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Erwin McCoy is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #1 on Erwin McCoy, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF) David Streets | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Rob Leland travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Baker (C) Jason Childress | |
| 12:31 | NC State | Bernard Barney is fouled on the floor by Erik Curtis - foul #3 on Erik Curtis, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Vernon Lotts | |
| 12:15 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 31-38 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) Rob Leland | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF), Jason Childress (C) Samuel Curry, Timothy Baker | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Scott Maynard grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Stephen Rowlett takes the ball from Scott Maynard | 31-38 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Bernard Barney throws it down set up by Stephen Rowlett | 31-40 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 10:22 | NC State | William Howard takes the ball from Charles Harmon | 31-40 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Rowlett | 31-40 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Jason Childress gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Bernard Barney is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zygmont - foul #2 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), David Streets (SF), Quon Xiao (C) Scott Maynard, Erik Curtis, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Vernon Lotts (SG), Samuel Curry (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Erwin McCoy, Charles Harmon, Jason Childress | |
| 09:22 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Quon Xiao snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-40 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | David Streets snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | David Streets clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Rowlett - foul #2 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Rolle (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| 08:35 | Clemson | David Streets makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | David Streets makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Timothy Baker misses the shot from the right block | 33-40 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Samuel Curry snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 07:36 | NC State | David Streets blocks the short jumper by Timothy Baker | 33-40 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Timothy Baker can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Timothy Baker hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Quon Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Everett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Rolle (fresh) PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 33-42 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Curtis Everett snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Vernon Lotts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Murray (C) Quon Xiao | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Erwin McCoy (SG), Jason Childress (C) Curtis Everett, David Rolle, Timothy Baker | |
| 06:13 | NC State | Erwin McCoy buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Barney and he's fouled by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:56 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Erwin McCoy drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Lotts | 35-46 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | David Streets misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | David Streets tips it home | 37-46 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Bernard Barney knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Curry | 37-49 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the tip | 37-49 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Erwin McCoy pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Jason Childress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG), Erik Curtis (SF) William Howard, Rob Leland, David Streets | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF) Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont lays it up and in | 39-49 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Michael Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Childress - foul #2 on Jason Childress, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kemp (PF) Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (SG), Timothy Baker (C) Erwin McCoy, Jason Childress | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Kemp (fresh) C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Everett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | NC State | Timothy Baker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Michael Murray banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 02:41 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), David Streets (SF), Ivan Zygmont (PF) Scott Maynard, Thomas Hunt, Erik Curtis, David Kemp | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Vernon Lotts (SF), Samuel Curry (PF), Jason Childress (C) Curtis Everett, Stephen Rowlett, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Bernard Barney connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Howard | 45-54 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Erwin McCoy knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bernard Barney | 45-56 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Bernard Barney is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #3 on Bernard Barney, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), David Kemp (PF), Quon Xiao (C) Rob Leland, David Streets, Ivan Zygmont, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry, Jason Childress | |
| 01:39 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Erwin McCoy pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Erwin McCoy jams it on a great pass from Stephen Rowlett and he's fouled by Scott Maynard - foul #1 on Scott Maynard, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:18 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Scott Maynard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is fouled on the floor by Quon Xiao - foul #1 on Quon Xiao, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kemp | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Scott Maynard hits a jumper from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 00:47 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), David Streets (SF), Ivan Zygmont (PF), Michael Murray (C) Scott Maynard, Thomas Hunt, Erik Curtis, David Kemp, Quon Xiao | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Vernon Lotts (SF), Samuel Curry (PF) Curtis Everett, Stephen Rowlett, Charles Harmon | |
| 00:44 | NC State | William Howard is called for the reach on Bernard Barney in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ivan Zygmont | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Rob Leland makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Howard | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Rob Leland is called for the reach on Timothy Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rob Leland, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ivan Zygmont | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Rob Leland can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Timothy Baker pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:26 | NC State | William Howard is called for the reach on Timothy Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont's layup is rejected by Timothy Baker | 53-64 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Vernon Lotts snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bernard Barney runs out the clock | 53-64 |