| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Louis Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred John (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Maurice Dean inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Sidney James lays it up and in set up by Maurice Dean and he's hacked by Alfred John - foul #2 on Alfred John, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Alfred John misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | James Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Neff | 41-44 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Earle Monroe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Everett Zaibel - foul #3 on Everett Zaibel, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Budd (PF) Everett Zaibel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Earle Monroe - foul #1 on Earle Monroe, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Sidney James | |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the fadeaway near the basket | 43-46 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | John Copeland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Jack Neff picks off the pass by Robert Hara | 43-46 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | James Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Jack Neff | 45-46 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is fouled on the floor by Louis Branch - foul #3 on Louis Branch, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), James Royal (SG), Joe Eaker (C) Louis Branch, James Johnson, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin | |
| 16:38 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Jackson - foul #1 on Edgar Jackson, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (SF) Jack Neff | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-49 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Pepe | 45-52 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Burnett is called for the reach on Brad Buch - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burnett, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Johnson (SG), Jack Neff (SF), Everett Zaibel (PF) James Royal, Brad Buch, Jerry Budd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Benjamin (PF) Robert Hara | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joe Eaker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jack Neff misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Pepe - foul #3 on Michael Pepe, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski (C) Sidney James | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jack Neff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Jerry Lockhart takes the ball from Robert Benjamin | 46-52 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | James Johnson blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Jack Neff tips it in | 48-52 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Jack Neff takes the ball from Michael Pepe | 48-52 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), Alfred John (C) Jerry Lockhart, Joe Eaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Benjamin | |
| 14:05 | Clemson | Sidney James is hacked by Everett Zaibel - foul #4 on Everett Zaibel, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (SF), Jerry Budd (PF) Jack Neff, Everett Zaibel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is hacked by Jerry Budd - foul #1 on Jerry Budd, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Maurice Dean scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Copeland | 48-55 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Louis Branch scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Louis Branch misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | John Copeland tips it home | 50-57 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | James Johnson is hacked by John Copeland - foul #2 on John Copeland, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), James Royal (SG), Jack Neff (SF), Thomas Cope (PF), Joe Eaker (C) Louis Branch, James Johnson, Brad Buch, Jerry Budd, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Robert Hara (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski, Sidney James | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Royal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Cope (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Eaker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Michael Pepe is called for the reach on James Royal - foul #4 on Michael Pepe, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG) Michael Pepe | |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is hacked by Joe Eaker - foul #1 on Joe Eaker, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Thomas Cope gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Jack Neff is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ernesto Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Jack Neff misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burnett | 51-57 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ernesto Rodriguez | 51-59 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Neff | 54-59 |
| 10:10 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Jack Neff gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | James Royal clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Joe Eaker can't tip it in | 54-59 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burnett | 54-59 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Jerry Lockhart is called for the reach on Ernesto Rodriguez - foul #3 on Jerry Lockhart, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), James Johnson (SG), Jerry Budd (PF), Alfred John (C) Jerry Lockhart, James Royal, Thomas Cope, Joe Eaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Hara | |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd loses the dribble to Sidney James | 54-61 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Sidney James hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 54-61 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | James Johnson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Neff | 56-61 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is whistled for a carry | 56-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Patrick Okuniewski (PF) Ernesto Rodriguez, Robert Benjamin | |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd is whistled for traveling | 56-61 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Earle Monroe | 56-63 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Alfred John scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Johnson | 58-63 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Earle Monroe buries a jumper from the baseline | 58-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Louis Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Neff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Budd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | James Johnson is whistled for a carry | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (SF), Everett Zaibel (PF) Jack Neff, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) Maurice Dean, Sidney James | |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Louis Branch gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Louis Branch is whistled for traveling | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), Joe Eaker (C) Louis Branch, Jerry Budd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Robert Hara (C) Earle Monroe, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | John Copeland tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Joe Eaker connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jerry Lockhart | 60-67 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett loses the dribble to Brad Buch | 60-67 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Brad Buch is whistled for traveling | 60-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), Jack Neff (SF), Alfred John (C) James Johnson, Brad Buch, Joe Eaker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Pepe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) John Copeland, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Hara | |
| 05:30 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the shot from close range set up by Patrick Okuniewski | 60-69 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Jack Neff's pass is intercepted by Patrick Okuniewski | 60-69 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Maurice Dean can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-69 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits the follow up shot | 60-71 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Jack Neff clanks a runner from close range | 60-71 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-71 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Louis Branch misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-71 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Maurice Dean snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Johnson (SG) Jerry Lockhart | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Michael Pepe, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Maurice Dean double dribbles | 60-71 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Louis Branch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Louis Branch, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Sidney James is called for traveling | 60-71 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Louis Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Alfred John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jack Neff is fouled on the floor by Maurice Dean - foul #1 on Maurice Dean, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-71 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Maurice Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Sidney James knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Copeland | 62-74 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | John Copeland picks off the pass by Louis Branch in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 02:24 | Clemson | John Copeland lays it in | 62-76 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Louis Branch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-76 |
| 02:07 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin grabs the board | 62-76 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | The jump hook by Maurice Dean is blocked by Jack Neff | 62-76 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney James | 62-76 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Sidney James is fouled on the floor by Jack Neff - foul #2 on Jack Neff, team foul #9 | 62-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), James Royal (SG), Brad Buch (SF), Jerry Budd (PF), Joe Eaker (C) Louis Branch, James Johnson, Jack Neff, Everett Zaibel, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin | |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Sidney James misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart is hacked by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #4 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Sidney James | |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Lockhart - foul #4 on Jerry Lockhart, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | James Royal is fouled on the floor by Michael Pepe - foul #5 on Michael Pepe, team foul #10 | 62-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG) Michael Pepe | |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | James Royal makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | James Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett buries a floater from the left wing | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-81 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Robert Hara snags the defensive board | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez runs out the clock | 64-81 |