| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Don Colley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alvin Delarosa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Post (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Fromberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rob Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Streets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Frank Post inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Lloyd Fromberg makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Delarosa | 23-25 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Michael Murray buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Zygmont | 23-27 |
| 19:05 | Boston College | Frank Post misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Lloyd Fromberg is called for the reach on Ivan Zygmont - foul #4 on Lloyd Fromberg, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Albert Williams (PF) Lloyd Fromberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 18:08 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Albert Williams | 23-27 |
| 18:02 | Boston College | Albert Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 18:02 | Boston College | Albert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:02 | Boston College | Albert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Rob Leland misses the floater from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 17:40 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:26 | Boston College | Frank Post misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 17:24 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:11 | Boston College | Albert Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Scott Maynard is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ivan Zygmont | 25-30 |
| 16:36 | Boston College | Rob Leland is called for the reach on Don Colley - foul #2 on Rob Leland, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Brent Clarkson (SG), Sanford Walker (SF), Steven Hill (C) Don Colley, Alvin Delarosa, Frank Post, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:19 | Boston College | Sanford Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rob Leland | 25-30 |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Michael Murray travels with the ball | 25-30 |
| 15:48 | Boston College | Albert Williams makes the turnaround from the right block | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brent Clarkson (fresh) SF - Sanford Walker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Clemson | Eric Peters takes the ball from Scott Maynard | 27-30 |
| 15:06 | Boston College | Sanford Walker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 15:04 | Boston College | Sanford Walker tips it home | 29-30 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | Scott Maynard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 14:42 | Boston College | Steven Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 14:14 | Boston College | Sanford Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Albert Williams | 32-30 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Rob Leland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 13:52 | Boston College | Brent Clarkson snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 13:30 | Boston College | The pull-up jumper by Brent Clarkson is blocked by Michael Murray | 32-30 |
| 13:29 | Clemson | David Streets gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the fadeaway from the right side | 32-32 |
| 12:53 | Boston College | Albert Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Streets | 32-32 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Scott Maynard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:32 | Boston College | Sanford Walker snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 12:26 | Boston College | Sanford Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Streets - foul #2 on David Streets, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Don Colley (PG), Alvin Delarosa (SG), Lloyd Fromberg (PF), Lloyd Duff (C) Eric Peters, Brent Clarkson, Albert Williams, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Erik Curtis (SF) Scott Maynard, David Streets | |
| 12:26 | Boston College | Sanford Walker makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 12:26 | Boston College | Sanford Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 12:26 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Lloyd Duff takes the ball from Ivan Zygmont after a doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 11:51 | Boston College | Don Colley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Don Colley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alvin Delarosa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sanford Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Fromberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Leland (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Don Colley steals the ball from Ivan Zygmont | 35-32 |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Michael Murray picks off the pass by Lloyd Duff | 35-32 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Michael Murray is wide open and slams it home set up by Ivan Zygmont | 35-34 |
| 10:28 | Boston College | The pull-up jumper by Sanford Walker is blocked by Ivan Zygmont | 35-34 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | William Howard is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Post (SF) Sanford Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG), Quon Xiao (C) William Howard, Rob Leland, Michael Murray | |
| 10:03 | Boston College | Don Colley hits a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Fromberg - foul #5 on Lloyd Fromberg, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Albert Williams (PF) Lloyd Fromberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:40 | Boston College | Albert Williams connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Ivan Zygmont - foul #3 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Steven Hill (C) Alvin Delarosa, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Streets (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| 09:40 | Boston College | Albert Williams misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Quon Xiao pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 08:48 | Boston College | Frank Post knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Peters | 42-39 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Scott Maynard | 42-41 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Frank Post misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 08:05 | Boston College | Steven Hill misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Albert Williams tips it in | 44-41 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:38 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Don Colley | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Don Colley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Post (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Streets (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Quon Xiao (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Boston College | Frank Post comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ivan Zygmont | 44-41 |
| 07:10 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alvin Delarosa (SG), Sanford Walker (SF), Lloyd Duff (C) Don Colley, Frank Post, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), Michael Murray (C) Scott Maynard, Thomas Hunt, David Streets, Quon Xiao | |
| 06:54 | Boston College | Albert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 06:25 | Clemson | Albert Williams blocks the short jumper by Ivan Zygmont | 44-41 |
| 06:24 | Boston College | Albert Williams grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 06:03 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff is fouled on the floor by Michael Murray - foul #2 on Michael Murray, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brent Clarkson (PG) Eric Peters | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:50 | Boston College | Michael Murray swats the short shot by Albert Williams | 44-41 |
| 05:48 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Duff | 44-41 |
| 05:26 | Boston College | Albert Williams makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Brent Clarkson | 46-41 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Michael Murray tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 05:08 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Don Colley (PG), Frank Post (SF) Brent Clarkson, Sanford Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Streets (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| 04:50 | Boston College | Frank Post misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | William Howard gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | William Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Murray | 46-43 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Rob Leland is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-43 |
| 03:57 | Boston College | Frank Post grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Don Colley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 03:32 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Don Colley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alvin Delarosa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Post (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Clemson | The jump hook by Ivan Zygmont is blocked by Lloyd Duff | 48-43 |
| 03:07 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 02:51 | Boston College | Don Colley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Duff | 50-43 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Michael Murray blows the layup but the foul's on Albert Williams - foul #1 on Albert Williams, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Sanford Walker (PF), Steven Hill (C) Alvin Delarosa, Albert Williams, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF), David Kemp (PF) David Streets, Ivan Zygmont | |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alvin Delarosa (SG), Lloyd Duff (C) Eric Peters, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont (PF) David Kemp | |
| 02:06 | Boston College | Sanford Walker makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alvin Delarosa | 52-45 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | 3 seconds is called on Michael Murray | 52-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Albert Williams (PF) Sanford Walker | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Streets (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| 01:21 | Boston College | David Streets is called for the reach on Frank Post - foul #3 on David Streets, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| 01:21 | Boston College | Frank Post makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:21 | Boston College | Frank Post misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Clemson | William Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 01:10 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Boston College | Rob Leland takes the ball from Frank Post | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | William Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 (0) | |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Alvin Delarosa is hacked by Rob Leland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rob Leland, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brent Clarkson (SF) Frank Post | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Alvin Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Alvin Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Brent Clarkson snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Don Colley runs out the clock | 55-45 |