| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John McMenamin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daren Frew (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - David Setzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) C - Sidney James (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Maurice Dean inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | David Setzer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | John Ramsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | David Setzer is called for the reach on Sidney James - foul #2 on David Setzer, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | Maurice Dean knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | John McMenamin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Nathan Ortez is called for the reach on Maurice Dean - foul #2 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | John Ramsey takes the ball from Patrick Okuniewski | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sidney James | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is hacked by John McMenamin - foul #2 on John McMenamin, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jessop (PG), Lonny Frazier (C) John McMenamin, David Setzer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Parris (C) Sidney James | |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duane Magee (SG) John Ramsey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Milton (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | James Jessop comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burnett | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | Clemson | Lonny Frazier takes the ball from Kenneth Milton | 33-39 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Daren Frew misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | James Jessop grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Duane Magee - foul #2 on Duane Magee, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John McMenamin (PG), John Ramsey (SG), Thomas Doster (PF), David Setzer (C) James Jessop, Duane Magee, Nathan Ortez, Daren Frew | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Dean (SF) Edgar Jackson | |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Maurice Dean comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John McMenamin - foul #3 on John McMenamin, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jessop (PG) John McMenamin | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Patrick Okuniewski (PF) Jeffrey Burnett, Sidney James | |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | James Jessop misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | John Copeland connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Randy Parris | 35-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jessop (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lonny Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Doster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Setzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Milton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) C - Randy Parris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Ramsey | 38-43 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster's pass is intercepted by Maurice Dean | 38-43 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | Randy Parris knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Copeland | 38-45 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John McMenamin (PG), Duane Magee (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Daren Frew (PF) James Jessop, John Ramsey, Lonny Frazier, David Setzer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Kenneth Milton, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski, Randy Parris | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earle Monroe | 38-47 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Daren Frew misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 38-47 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett hits a jump hook from the left block | 38-49 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Daren Frew can't throw it down but he's fouled by Earle Monroe - foul #4 on Earle Monroe, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jessop (SG), Rhett Washington (C) Duane Magee, Thomas Doster | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG) Earle Monroe | |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Daren Frew makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Daren Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 40-49 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | John McMenamin drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | John McMenamin steals the ball from Sidney James | 43-51 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Daren Frew hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Rhett Washington tips it in | 45-51 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Rhett Washington swats the shot by Edgar Jackson | 45-51 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Rhett Washington gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | James Jessop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sidney James | 45-51 |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Rhett Washington blocks the short jumper by Robert Benjamin | 45-51 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John McMenamin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Jessop (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daren Frew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Rhett Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernesto Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Edgar Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Ernesto Rodriguez picks off the pass by John McMenamin | 45-51 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | John McMenamin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John McMenamin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Sidney James snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by James Jessop - foul #2 on James Jessop, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duane Magee (PG), John Ramsey (SG), Lonny Frazier (SF), Thomas Doster (PF), David Setzer (C) John McMenamin, James Jessop, Nathan Ortez, Daren Frew, Rhett Washington | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Randy Parris (C) Ernesto Rodriguez, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the 3rd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | David Setzer snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster is hacked by Randy Parris - foul #1 on Randy Parris, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Milton (SG) Edgar Jackson | |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier can't throw it down | 45-52 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | Maurice Dean pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | Maurice Dean clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-52 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Doster | 45-52 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster scores on a floater from the right block | 47-52 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | Thomas Doster picks off the pass by Randy Parris | 47-52 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | John Ramsey can't connect on a runner from close range | 47-52 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Randy Parris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | John Ramsey buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Setzer and he's hacked by Kenneth Milton - foul #2 on Kenneth Milton, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jessop (PG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Daren Frew (PF), Rhett Washington (C) Duane Magee, Lonny Frazier, Thomas Doster, David Setzer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski, Randy Parris | |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | John Ramsey misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sidney James | 51-52 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Kenneth Milton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney James | 51-55 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Burnett steals it from James Jessop | 51-55 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jessop (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daren Frew (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Rhett Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kenneth Milton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Daren Frew scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Jessop | 53-57 |
| 07:03 | Clemson | Kenneth Milton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | John Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez is hacked by Jeffrey Burnett - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burnett, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John McMenamin (PG), Lonny Frazier (C) John Ramsey, Rhett Washington | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG) Kenneth Milton | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Robert Benjamin steals the ball from Nathan Ortez | 53-57 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Earle Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Setzer (C) Lonny Frazier | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) Edgar Jackson, Jeffrey Burnett, Sidney James | |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Daren Frew connects on the floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Copeland | 55-59 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | James Jessop loses the ball out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lonny Frazier (PF) Daren Frew | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG) Earle Monroe | |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is hacked by John McMenamin - foul #4 on John McMenamin, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duane Magee (PG), Steven Works (SG), Thomas Doster (PF) John McMenamin, James Jessop, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Doster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Maurice Dean | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is called for traveling | 55-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jessop (PG), John Ramsey (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Daren Frew (PF) Duane Magee, Steven Works, Thomas Doster, David Setzer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Randy Parris (C) John Copeland, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | John Ramsey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Earle Monroe grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Earle Monroe comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Daren Frew drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-60 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jessop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daren Frew (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Lonny Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Randy Parris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | John Ramsey is called for the reach on Edgar Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ramsey, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John McMenamin (PG), Thomas Doster (C) James Jessop, Lonny Frazier | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney James (C) Robert Benjamin | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Daren Frew grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Daren Frew hits a jumpshot from the right side | 60-60 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Setzer (C) Thomas Doster | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Maurice Dean (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) Edgar Jackson, Jeffrey Burnett, Randy Parris | |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Sidney James hits the finger roll on a great pass from Maurice Dean | 60-62 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Daren Frew - foul #2 on Daren Frew, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 02:24 | Clemson | Earle Monroe buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Benjamin | 60-64 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Robert Benjamin is called for the reach on John McMenamin - foul #4 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | John Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John McMenamin | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | David Setzer grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez is hacked by Maurice Dean - foul #1 on Maurice Dean, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Daren Frew dunks the ball on a great pass from John McMenamin | 64-64 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | John Copeland can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-64 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Daren Frew can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Sidney James is hacked by David Setzer - foul #3 on David Setzer, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Sidney James is called for the reach on David Setzer - foul #1 on Sidney James, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | David Setzer misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Sidney James pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Sidney James runs out the clock | 64-66 |