| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sidney James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Calvin Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joshua Conn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Maurice Dean inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Sidney James clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 19:37 | Virginia | Jack Bridges pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Virginia | Earle Monroe steals the ball from Calvin Wright | 35-32 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | John Copeland misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | Earle Monroe tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | The jumper by Calvin Wright is denied by Robert Benjamin | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | Clemson | John Copeland gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | Calvin Wright connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Earle Monroe is fouled on the floor by Rene Marino - foul #1 on Rene Marino, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Maurice Dean buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Benjamin | 42-35 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Ken Marie clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 17:25 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Sidney James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Kenneth Milton (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Randy Parris (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Kindel (PG), Myron Honeycutt (SG), Jack Ross (SF), Richard Newell (C) Calvin Wright, Rene Marino, Ken Marie, Joshua Conn | |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Jack Bridges drills a jump hook in the lane | 42-37 |
| 16:30 | Clemson | Randy Parris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Jack Bridges gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Jack Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Milton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Parris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Myron Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Ross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Bridges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Randy Parris misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-37 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin tips it in | 44-37 |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Kenneth Milton, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Benjamin, Randy Parris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Rene Marino (SG), Ken Marie (SF), Joshua Conn (C) John Kindel, Myron Honeycutt, Jack Ross, Jack Bridges | |
| 15:01 | Clemson | Sidney James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Richard Newell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sidney James | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | Sidney James banks in the layup on a great pass from John Copeland | 46-37 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Ken Marie misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | John Copeland connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-37 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Joshua Conn's pass is intercepted by John Copeland | 49-37 |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Earle Monroe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Richard Newell gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:15 | Virginia | Maurice Dean steals it from Rene Marino | 49-37 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | John Copeland blows the layup | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Ken Marie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Patrick Okuniewski is called for the reach on Richard Newell - foul #4 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Kenneth Milton (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Randy Parris (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt (PG), Jack Ross (SG), Jack Bridges (PF), Fidel Molina (C) Calvin Wright, Rene Marino, Richard Newell, Joshua Conn | |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Jack Ross misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 12:40 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Fidel Molina | 49-37 |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Ken Marie banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Ross | 49-39 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Ken Marie steps in front of the Kenneth Milton pass | 49-39 |
| 11:52 | Virginia | Jack Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Parris - foul #1 on Randy Parris, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG) Ken Marie | |
| 11:52 | Virginia | Jack Ross makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:52 | Virginia | Jack Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Milton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Parris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Calvin Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fidel Molina (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Randy Parris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 11:16 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt misses the turnaround from the left block | 49-40 |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt tips it home | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Wright - foul #2 on Calvin Wright, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF) Kenneth Milton, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | Joshua Conn (C) Fidel Molina | |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Joshua Conn steals the ball from Robert Benjamin | 49-42 |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Joshua Conn grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Jack Ross buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Randy Parris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 10:05 | Virginia | Jack Ross snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Jack Ross travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Randy Parris | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Kindel (PG), Rene Marino (SG), Ken Marie (SF) Calvin Wright, Myron Honeycutt, Jack Ross | |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Maurice Dean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | Joshua Conn gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:29 | Virginia | Joshua Conn hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Maurice Dean | 51-46 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Jack Bridges misses short on a runner from the right block | 51-46 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Ken Marie tips it home | 51-48 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Maurice Dean drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Copeland | 54-48 |
| 08:15 | Virginia | Jack Bridges misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Jack Bridges misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earle Monroe | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earle Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Benjamin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Rene Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Bridges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Conn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Ken Marie misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 07:30 | Virginia | Ken Marie grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Jack Bridges buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Kindel | 56-50 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ken Marie - foul #3 on Ken Marie, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Kenneth Milton (SG), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Randy Parris (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Myron Honeycutt (SG), Jack Ross (SF), Richard Newell (PF), Fidel Molina (C) John Kindel, Rene Marino, Ken Marie, Jack Bridges, Joshua Conn | |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:09 | Virginia | Fidel Molina gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Jack Ross misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 06:45 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Maurice Dean | 57-50 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 06:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Newell | 57-50 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Milton - foul #1 on Kenneth Milton, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett (SF) Maurice Dean | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ken Marie (SF) Jack Ross | |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Fidel Molina | 57-51 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-51 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Jackson | 57-51 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Myron Honeycutt picks off the pass by Kenneth Milton | 57-51 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Calvin Wright misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | Ken Marie tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Kenneth Milton is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Kenneth Milton, Patrick Okuniewski, Randy Parris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rene Marino (SG), Jack Bridges (PF), Jack Ross (C) Myron Honeycutt, Richard Newell, Fidel Molina | |
| 04:30 | Virginia | John Copeland steals it from Calvin Wright in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 04:11 | Clemson | John Copeland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | Rene Marino pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | The jumper by Ken Marie is denied by Sidney James | 57-53 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Calvin Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Marie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Robert Benjamin | 59-53 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Calvin Wright's layup is rejected by Robert Benjamin | 59-53 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:10 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 59-53 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Ken Marie pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Calvin Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Randy Parris (SF) Earle Monroe, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | Joshua Conn (C) Ken Marie | |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Calvin Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Calvin Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF) Edgar Jackson, Randy Parris | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:32 | Clemson | John Copeland is fouled on the floor by Jack Bridges - foul #2 on Jack Bridges, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ken Marie (SF) Jack Ross | |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Earle Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Joshua Conn grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:13 | Virginia | Calvin Wright connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ken Marie | 59-58 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Joshua Conn is called for the reach on John Copeland - foul #2 on Joshua Conn, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Sidney James hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Jack Bridges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Sidney James drills a jumpshot from the left side | 63-58 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Joshua Conn connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Wright | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Maurice Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Rene Marino's pass is intercepted by Maurice Dean | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin is hacked by Rene Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rene Marino, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PF) Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Calvin Wright is called for the reach on Edgar Jackson - foul #3 on Calvin Wright, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Ken Marie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Earle Monroe grabs the board | 65-60 |