| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rob Leland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Streets (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Streets inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Samuel Curry is called for the reach on Ivan Zygmont - foul #1 on Samuel Curry, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | Clemson | The jump hook by Michael Murray is blocked by Jason Childress | 32-30 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Jason Childress gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Erwin McCoy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | David Streets grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Rob Leland hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Vernon Lotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Vernon Lotts is called for the reach on Michael Murray - foul #1 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-33 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Vernon Lotts scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Scott Maynard knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Streets and he's fouled by Vernon Lotts - foul #2 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), David Rolle (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Edward Rand (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Erwin McCoy, Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Scott Maynard makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Timothy Baker lays it in and he's fouled by Ivan Zygmont - foul #3 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG) Scott Maynard | |
| 15:56 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Everett (fresh) SG - David Rolle (fresh) SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Rand (fresh) C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Everett - foul #2 on Curtis Everett, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Edward Rand pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Edward Rand gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Erwin McCoy (SG), Vernon Lotts (SF), Samuel Curry (PF), Jason Childress (C) Curtis Everett, David Rolle, Stephen Rowlett, Edward Rand, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:01 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Samuel Curry snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Erwin McCoy comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-36 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Bernard Barney tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Erwin McCoy picks off the pass by William Howard in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | NC State | Bernard Barney is hacked by Rob Leland - foul #1 on Rob Leland, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF) David Streets | |
| 12:53 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rob Leland - foul #2 on Rob Leland, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rand (C) Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:53 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | Clemson | Erik Curtis tips it in | 40-38 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Rob Leland steals the ball from Samuel Curry | 40-38 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Michael Murray buries a shot from close range | 40-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Rand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Leland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Erwin McCoy banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Rob Leland loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), David Rolle (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Jason Childress (C) Bernard Barney, Erwin McCoy, Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), David Streets (SF), Quon Xiao (C) Rob Leland, Erik Curtis, Michael Murray | |
| 10:31 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Maynard | 45-43 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Jason Childress is hacked by William Howard - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG) William Howard | |
| 09:43 | NC State | Jason Childress drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Edward Rand and the foul's on Ivan Zygmont - foul #4 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG) David Rolle | |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (PF) Ivan Zygmont | |
| 09:43 | NC State | Jason Childress misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Quon Xiao gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Quon Xiao's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Rand | 47-43 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett is denied on a layup by Quon Xiao | 47-43 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Bernard Barney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:34 | Clemson | Erik Curtis snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Erik Curtis tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Quon Xiao tips it home | 47-45 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Quon Xiao pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Quon Xiao hits a jumper in the paint | 47-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Everett (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rand (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - David Streets (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Quon Xiao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Bernard Barney drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Rand | 49-47 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Scott Maynard's pass is intercepted by Curtis Everett | 49-47 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Curtis Everett hits the finger roll | 51-47 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | Scott Maynard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 05:57 | NC State | Jason Childress pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:57 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Vernon Lotts (SF), Samuel Curry (PF) Curtis Everett, Stephen Rowlett, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), Ivan Zygmont (PF), Michael Murray (C) Scott Maynard, Thomas Hunt, David Streets, Quon Xiao | |
| 05:38 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Rob Leland - foul #3 on Rob Leland, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:09 | Clemson | Edward Rand blocks the jumper by William Howard | 52-47 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Rob Leland is called for the reach on Erwin McCoy - foul #4 on Rob Leland, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Jason Childress (C) Bernard Barney, Edward Rand | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Streets (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| 04:41 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | William Howard makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Zygmont | 54-49 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Erwin McCoy connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Lotts | 56-49 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | William Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG) Curtis Everett | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Erwin McCoy's floater is tipped away by Ivan Zygmont | 56-49 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rob Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Streets (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Rob Leland knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Bernard Barney steals it from Rob Leland | 56-51 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Bernard Barney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Curry | 59-51 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont lays it in | 59-53 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Vernon Lotts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Michael Murray's floater is tipped away by Jason Childress | 59-53 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Jason Childress gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | NC State | William Howard is called for the reach on Jason Childress in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) William Howard | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Jason Childress misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Vernon Lotts - foul #4 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Maynard - foul #1 on Scott Maynard, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses long on a shot from the right block | 61-55 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Vernon Lotts gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Rob Leland is called for the reach on Vernon Lotts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rob Leland, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Baker (C) Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG) Rob Leland | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Childress (C) Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Scott Maynard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Samuel Curry grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Samuel Curry is hacked by Thomas Hunt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Baker (C) Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Samuel Curry makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Samuel Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Childress (C) Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Scott Maynard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is hacked by Thomas Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Baker (C) Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Timothy Baker picks off the pass by Thomas Hunt | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bernard Barney runs out the clock | 66-58 |