| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sean Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Redrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Berdy Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kendall Hazlewood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Pinkley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Michie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Robert Boudreaux inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 19:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Herbert Michie | 40-34 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Gene Pinkley knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Wilson | 40-36 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #3 on Michael Wilson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Cabe (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 18:59 | Clemson | Tim Paiva misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Cabe - foul #3 on Donald Cabe, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Sugg (C) Donald Cabe | |
| 18:59 | Clemson | Tim Paiva misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski is fouled on the floor by Robert Boudreaux - foul #2 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Herbert Michie and he's fouled by Robert Boudreaux - foul #3 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Campbell (SF) Robert Boudreaux | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:42 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Sean Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the turnaround from the left block | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Nathan Sugg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | James Redrick hits the finger roll set up by Eric Perrigo | 45-38 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Herbert Michie buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | James Redrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 45-41 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Nathan Sugg snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Nathan Sugg is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG), Peter Marlow (SF), Ray Palmateer (C) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), Larry Henderson (SG), Charles Merriman (SF), David McClarnon (PF) Berdy Gliwski, Kendall Hazlewood, Gene Pinkley, Herbert Michie | |
| 16:34 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell is fouled on the floor by Larry Henderson - foul #1 on Larry Henderson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Charles Merriman is called for the reach on Peter Marlow - foul #2 on Charles Merriman, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Haldeman (C) Christopher Campbell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:22 | Clemson | Stephen Haldeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Nathan Sugg | 45-41 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Lars Zierden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:15 | NC State | David McClarnon can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Nathan Sugg snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Larry Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ray Palmateer | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Balcom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Marlow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Haldeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Merriman (fresh) PF - David McClarnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Sugg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Peter Marlow is blocked by Larry Henderson | 45-41 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Charles Merriman pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:12 | NC State | David McClarnon loses the dribble to Ray Palmateer | 45-41 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Charles Merriman steals it from Richard Clary | 45-41 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Nathan Sugg misses short on a shot in the lane | 45-41 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Larry Henderson hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | Stephen Haldeman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Charles Merriman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Robert Boudreaux (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Peter Marlow, Ray Palmateer, Stephen Haldeman | |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Kendall Hazlewood (SG), Gene Pinkley (SF), Herbert Michie (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Lars Zierden, Larry Henderson, Charles Merriman, David McClarnon, Nathan Sugg | |
| 14:01 | Clemson | Herbert Michie swats the short shot by Sean Ford | 48-43 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Gene Pinkley scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-45 |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Herbert Michie is hacked by Sean Ford - foul #2 on Sean Ford, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Herbert Michie can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | Tim Paiva snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Tim Paiva lays it in on a great pass from Eric Perrigo | 50-45 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Pinkley | 50-47 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Sean Ford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Gene Pinkley grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Gene Pinkley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 50-50 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | James Redrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Marlow (SF), Christopher Campbell (PF), Ray Palmateer (C) Robert Boudreaux, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), Larry Henderson (SG), David McClarnon (PF), Donald Cabe (C) Berdy Gliwski, Kendall Hazlewood, Herbert Michie, Michael Wilson | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Marlow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gene Pinkley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McClarnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cabe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | NC State | Donald Cabe dunks the ball | 50-52 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Sugg (C) Gene Pinkley | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Nathan Sugg is hacked by Ray Palmateer - foul #1 on Ray Palmateer, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Herbert Michie (PF) Lars Zierden, Nathan Sugg | |
| 10:34 | NC State | Herbert Michie clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Herbert Michie tips it home | 50-54 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Larry Henderson steals it from Christopher Campbell | 50-54 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Herbert Michie scores on a shot in the lane | 50-56 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Donald Cabe steals it from Ray Palmateer | 50-56 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Donald Cabe is called for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Robert Boudreaux (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Peter Marlow, Christopher Campbell, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), Kendall Hazlewood (SG), Gene Pinkley (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Berdy Gliwski, Larry Henderson, David McClarnon, Donald Cabe | |
| 09:12 | Clemson | James Redrick hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Boudreaux | 53-56 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Gene Pinkley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kendall Hazlewood | 53-59 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Robert Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #4 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Sugg (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 08:31 | Clemson | Robert Boudreaux connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Ford | 55-59 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Gene Pinkley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Sean Ford gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), David McClarnon (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Lars Zierden, Herbert Michie, Nathan Sugg | |
| 07:39 | NC State | David McClarnon scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Kendall Hazlewood | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Redrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Berdy Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendall Hazlewood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Pinkley (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McClarnon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Sean Ford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Gene Pinkley clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Boudreaux - foul #4 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG), Christopher Campbell (PF) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, Sean Ford | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Gene Pinkley makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Gene Pinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | James Redrick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | James Redrick is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #5 on Michael Wilson, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Marlow (SF), Ray Palmateer (C) Robert Boudreaux, James Redrick | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Henderson (SG), Donald Cabe (PF), Nathan Sugg (C) Kendall Hazlewood, Gene Pinkley, Michael Wilson | |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Peter Marlow hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 58-62 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Clary | 61-62 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Nathan Sugg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell makes the floater from the right side | 63-64 |
| 05:45 | NC State | David McClarnon misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Peter Marlow - foul #2 on Peter Marlow, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Robert Boudreaux (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Peter Marlow, Christopher Campbell, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood (SG), Herbert Michie (PF) Larry Henderson, Nathan Sugg | |
| 05:45 | NC State | David McClarnon makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:45 | NC State | David McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | Donald Cabe steals the ball from James Redrick | 63-66 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Donald Cabe drills a 3 from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 04:50 | Clemson | Robert Boudreaux's floater is knocked away by Herbert Michie | 63-69 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo slams it home on a great pass from Tim Paiva and he's hacked by Donald Cabe - foul #4 on Donald Cabe, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), Gene Pinkley (SF), Nathan Sugg (C) Berdy Gliwski, David McClarnon, Donald Cabe | |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo misses the free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Herbert Michie grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Tim Paiva snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Tim Paiva hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Kendall Hazlewood - foul #2 on Kendall Hazlewood, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Campbell (C) James Redrick | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Tim Paiva misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Nathan Sugg | 66-69 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Gene Pinkley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:34 | NC State | Herbert Michie pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Sean Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kendall Hazlewood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Pinkley (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Michie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Robert Boudreaux is called for the reach on Kendall Hazlewood - foul #5 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (SG), Peter Marlow (SF), Ray Palmateer (C) Tim Paiva, Robert Boudreaux, Sean Ford | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Henderson (PF) Herbert Michie | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell is fouled on the floor by Kendall Hazlewood - foul #3 on Kendall Hazlewood, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Balcom (SG) Eric Perrigo | |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Herbert Michie (PF) Lars Zierden, Kendall Hazlewood | |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Nathan Sugg gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Gene Pinkley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Henderson | 66-73 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Peter Marlow, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood (SG), Donald Cabe (C) Larry Henderson, Nathan Sugg | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-73 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Gene Pinkley misses long on a floater from the left block | 66-73 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Sean Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Sean Ford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Donald Cabe pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Kendall Hazlewood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo lays it in on a great pass from Sean Ford | 68-73 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Donald Cabe misses the tip | 68-73 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | James Redrick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Campbell | 71-73 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Tim Paiva is called for the reach on Berdy Gliwski - foul #2 on Tim Paiva, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Herbert Michie snags the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski is hacked by Eric Perrigo - foul #2 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 71-75 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Gene Pinkley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Gene Pinkley is hacked by Eric Perrigo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG) Berdy Gliwski | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Gene Pinkley makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Gene Pinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Sean Ford gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Tim Paiva misses the fadeaway from the left side | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | James Redrick hits the follow up shot | 73-76 |
| 00:26 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Herbert Michie is hacked by Eric Perrigo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Herbert Michie makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Herbert Michie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Tim Paiva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Herbert Michie pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:14 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Tim Paiva is called for the reach on Donald Cabe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Paiva, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Donald Cabe makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Donald Cabe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Tim Paiva can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | James Redrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Sean Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Tim Paiva grabs the offensive board | 73-80 |