| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Zurek (fresh) SG - Charles Latson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Gallop (fresh) PF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Keane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Derick Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Norman Gallop inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Charles Latson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | Virginia | Claude Keane is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Claude Keane, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (PG), Willie Hullinger (PF) Brian Zurek, Phillip Dickens | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Thompson (SG), Patrick Dalton (PF) Benjamin Skinner, Derick Bennett | |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses short on a runner near the basket | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Lester Stump steps in front of the Larry Rugg pass | 30-30 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Charles Latson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Stump | 32-30 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger lays it up and in and he's fouled by Patrick Dalton - foul #3 on Patrick Dalton, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Phillip Dickens (PF) Lester Stump, Norman Gallop | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Lawrence Foster (SF), Derick Bennett (C) William Thompson, Claude Keane, Patrick Dalton | |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:31 | Virginia | Larry Rugg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger is hacked by Lawrence Foster - foul #2 on Lawrence Foster, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG), Lester Stump (C) Brian Zurek, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Claude Keane (SF) Lawrence Foster | |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Anthony Henton misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Derick Bennett - foul #2 on Derick Bennett, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Thomasson (C) Lester Stump | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lawrence Foster (SF), Daniel Lavoie (C) Claude Keane, Derick Bennett | |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Anthony Henton makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Anthony Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Lawrence Foster is called for the reach on Willie Hullinger - foul #3 on Lawrence Foster, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Lester Stump (C) Anthony Henton, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Claude Keane (SF), Derick Bennett (C) Lawrence Foster, Larry Rugg | |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Brian Zurek is hacked by Benjamin Skinner - foul #2 on Benjamin Skinner, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG) Brian Zurek | |
| Subs | Virginia | Patrick Dalton (PF) Daniel Lavoie | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Henton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Latson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Hullinger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Stump (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Keane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derick Bennett (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Dickens | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner slams it home on a nice dish by Derick Bennett and he's fouled by Willie Hullinger - foul #4 on Willie Hullinger, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Gallop (SF), John Thomasson (C) Phillip Dickens, Lester Stump | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF), Daniel Lavoie (C) Patrick Dalton, Derick Bennett | |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Larry Rugg grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Larry Rugg misses the turnaround from the right block | 39-34 |
| 15:03 | Virginia | Claude Keane can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Latson | 39-34 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Anthony Henton loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (SG), Phillip Dickens (PF) Charles Latson, Norman Gallop | |
| Subs | Virginia | Derick Bennett (C) Daniel Lavoie | |
| 14:40 | Virginia | Brian Zurek is called for the reach on Stanley Brockman - foul #2 on Brian Zurek, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Norman Gallop (SF) Brian Zurek, Phillip Dickens | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lawrence Foster (SF), Daniel Lavoie (C) Claude Keane, Derick Bennett | |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Larry Rugg misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Latson - foul #3 on Charles Latson, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Phillip Dickens (PF) Norman Gallop, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Claude Keane (SF), Derick Bennett (C) Lawrence Foster, Daniel Lavoie | |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Derick Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:37 | Virginia | Larry Rugg is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Stanley Brockman | 39-38 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Charles Latson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Anthony Henton steals the ball from Benjamin Skinner | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Derick Bennett - foul #3 on Derick Bennett, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), Norman Gallop (SF), John Thomasson (C) Brian Zurek, Charles Latson, Phillip Dickens | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Thompson (SG), Lawrence Foster (SF), Patrick Dalton (PF), Daniel Lavoie (C) Stanley Brockman, Claude Keane, Larry Rugg, Derick Bennett | |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:11 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), Larry Rugg (C) Benjamin Skinner, Daniel Lavoie | |
| 11:48 | Clemson | Lester Stump hits a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Henton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Stump (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Gallop (fresh) PF - Willie Hullinger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - William Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brockman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Foster (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Larry Rugg comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-38 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:08 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman loses the dribble to Lester Stump | 43-38 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Lester Stump misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | John Thomasson tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 10:48 | Virginia | Larry Rugg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:42 | Virginia | Larry Rugg is fouled on the floor by Willie Hullinger - foul #5 on Willie Hullinger, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Phillip Dickens (PF) Lester Stump, Willie Hullinger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Claude Keane (SF), Derick Bennett (C) Stanley Brockman, Lawrence Foster, Patrick Dalton | |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | John Thomasson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Anthony Henton tips it in | 45-40 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | John Thomasson is called for the reach on Claude Keane - foul #2 on John Thomasson, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), Patrick Dalton (PF), Daniel Lavoie (C) William Thompson, Larry Rugg, Derick Bennett | |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Henton - foul #4 on Anthony Henton, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG) Anthony Henton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Derick Bennett (C) Daniel Lavoie | |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | The jumper by Charles Latson is denied by Patrick Dalton | 45-42 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Derick Bennett gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:34 | Virginia | Claude Keane misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | John Thomasson snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (C) John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lawrence Foster (SF), Larry Rugg (PF), Daniel Lavoie (C) Claude Keane, Patrick Dalton, Derick Bennett | |
| 07:57 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the floater in the paint | 45-44 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Charles Latson is fouled on the floor by Stanley Brockman - foul #3 on Stanley Brockman, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG), John Thomasson (C) Brian Zurek, Norman Gallop | |
| Subs | Virginia | Claude Keane (C) Daniel Lavoie | |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Charles Latson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:51 | Virginia | Claude Keane grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Claude Keane misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Henton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lester Stump (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phillip Dickens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Latson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Thomasson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stanley Brockman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Foster (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Keane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Clemson | The jump hook by John Thomasson is blocked by Claude Keane | 46-44 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Brockman | 46-46 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens is hacked by Larry Rugg - foul #1 on Larry Rugg, team foul #9 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Norman Gallop (SF) Lester Stump, John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Thompson (SG), Derick Bennett (C) Stanley Brockman, Claude Keane | |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:09 | Virginia | William Thompson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 48-46 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner makes the floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Charles Latson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Virginia | Larry Rugg snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Thomasson (C) Brian Zurek | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (PG), Claude Keane (SF), Patrick Dalton (PF) Benjamin Skinner, Lawrence Foster, Larry Rugg | |
| 04:44 | Virginia | Claude Keane buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stanley Brockman | 51-51 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Anthony Henton hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Dickens | 53-51 |
| 04:11 | Virginia | William Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | John Thomasson pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | John Thomasson can't finish the layup | 53-51 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Claude Keane gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman misses the dunk | 53-51 |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Claude Keane grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Henton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Latson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Gallop (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Keane (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derick Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Derick Bennett is called for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG) Charles Latson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Larry Rugg (PF), Daniel Lavoie (C) William Thompson, Patrick Dalton, Derick Bennett | |
| 03:07 | Clemson | John Thomasson's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Lavoie | 53-51 |
| 03:05 | Virginia | Claude Keane grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 02:49 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Larry Rugg tips it home | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | Lester Stump travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG) John Thomasson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lawrence Foster (SF), Patrick Dalton (PF) Claude Keane, Daniel Lavoie | |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Anthony Henton steals the ball from Stanley Brockman | 53-53 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Brian Zurek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), John Thomasson (C) Brian Zurek, Lester Stump | |
| Subs | Virginia | Claude Keane (SF), Derick Bennett (C) Lawrence Foster, Patrick Dalton | |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Larry Rugg is hacked by Norman Gallop - foul #1 on Norman Gallop, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Charles Latson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Henton | 56-55 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman is fouled on the floor by Charles Latson - foul #4 on Charles Latson, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | John Thomasson is fouled on the floor by Derick Bennett - foul #4 on Derick Bennett, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | John Thomasson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Larry Rugg's fadeaway is rejected by John Thomasson | 57-57 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Anthony Henton snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Charles Latson connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-57 |