| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Calvin Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Conn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Maurice Dean inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Joshua Conn gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Jack Bridges can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | Sidney James snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Rene Marino takes the ball from Maurice Dean | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | Virginia | Calvin Wright banks in the layup set up by Rene Marino | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Sidney James misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Conn - foul #2 on Joshua Conn, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | The jumper by Calvin Wright is denied by Sidney James | 40-39 |
| 18:33 | Virginia | Joshua Conn gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:21 | Virginia | Rene Marino scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Calvin Wright | 40-42 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Maurice Dean comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 17:58 | Virginia | Rene Marino snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Jack Bridges can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 17:39 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:22 | Clemson | Maurice Dean connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Copeland | 42-42 |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Jack Bridges comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Dean - foul #1 on Maurice Dean, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Robert Hara (C) John Copeland, Edgar Jackson, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt (PG), John Kindel (SG), Jack Ross (SF), Richard Newell (C) Calvin Wright, Rene Marino, Ken Marie, Joshua Conn | |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Jack Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Jack Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Robert Hara grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:38 | Clemson | John Kindel steals it from Ernesto Rodriguez | 42-43 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Michael Pepe clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Myron Honeycutt - foul #2 on Myron Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fidel Molina (C) Jack Bridges | |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Michael Pepe misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Michael Pepe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:47 | Virginia | Ernesto Rodriguez is called for the reach on Myron Honeycutt - foul #2 on Ernesto Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Robert Benjamin (PF) Michael Pepe, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ken Marie (SF) Jack Ross | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernesto Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Myron Honeycutt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fidel Molina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | Earle Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Fidel Molina misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #3 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Maurice Dean (SF), Sidney James (C) Ernesto Rodriguez, Jeffrey Burnett, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Rene Marino (SG), Joshua Conn (C) Myron Honeycutt, John Kindel, Richard Newell | |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Fidel Molina makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Fidel Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Maurice Dean knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Copeland | 47-45 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Calvin Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:08 | Virginia | Ken Marie can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Ken Marie grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Calvin Wright hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Sidney James - foul #1 on Sidney James, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Robert Hara (C) Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Ross (SF), Jack Bridges (PF) Ken Marie, Fidel Molina | |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Calvin Wright makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Rene Marino is called for the reach on Earle Monroe - foul #2 on Rene Marino, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG) John Copeland, Earle Monroe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt (SG) Rene Marino | |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Michael Pepe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | Jack Bridges grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:51 | Virginia | Calvin Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:49 | Virginia | Calvin Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Jack Ross steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) Maurice Dean, Patrick Okuniewski, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Kindel (SG), Ken Marie (SF), Richard Newell (C) Calvin Wright, Jack Ross, Joshua Conn | |
| 12:23 | Clemson | Michael Pepe drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edgar Jackson | 50-48 |
| 12:08 | Virginia | John Kindel blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Michael Pepe gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:48 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG) Edgar Jackson, Michael Pepe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rene Marino (SG) John Kindel | |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Earle Monroe is hacked by Rene Marino - foul #3 on Rene Marino, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Myron Honeycutt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Rene Marino steps in front of the Robert Benjamin pass | 50-48 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Robert Benjamin - foul #1 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) Jeffrey Burnett, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Jack Ross (SF), Joshua Conn (C) Myron Honeycutt, Ken Marie, Richard Newell | |
| 10:40 | Virginia | Jack Bridges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Earle Monroe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Copeland | 53-48 |
| 10:04 | Virginia | Joshua Conn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Benjamin | 53-48 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | Earle Monroe hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Copeland | 55-48 |
| 09:29 | Virginia | Calvin Wright is called for a charge - foul #1 on Calvin Wright, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt (SG), Ken Marie (SF), Richard Newell (PF), Fidel Molina (C) Rene Marino, Jack Ross, Jack Bridges, Joshua Conn | |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Sidney James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edgar Jackson | 57-48 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Richard Newell is fouled on the floor by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #4 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (PF) Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Kindel (SG) Calvin Wright | |
| 08:38 | Virginia | Ken Marie connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Fidel Molina | 57-50 |
| 08:23 | Clemson | Robert Hara's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Newell | 57-50 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Robert Hara pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Myron Honeycutt - foul #3 on Myron Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Bridges (PF), Joshua Conn (C) Richard Newell, Fidel Molina | |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Joshua Conn gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Earle Monroe picks off the pass by Ken Marie | 57-50 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Sidney James is fouled on the floor by Joshua Conn - foul #3 on Joshua Conn, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG) Edgar Jackson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Rene Marino (SG) Myron Honeycutt, John Kindel | |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Sidney James misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:43 | Virginia | Jack Bridges snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Sidney James takes the ball from Joshua Conn | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Calvin Wright (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Conn (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Joshua Conn pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:57 | Virginia | Ken Marie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sidney James | 57-50 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rene Marino - foul #4 on Rene Marino, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Robert Hara (C) Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Ross (SF), Richard Newell (C) Ken Marie, Joshua Conn | |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Jack Bridges gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Virginia | Jack Bridges scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Wright | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Earle Monroe connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burnett | 60-53 |
| 05:44 | Virginia | Earle Monroe steals the ball from Jack Bridges | 60-53 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | John Copeland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Earle Monroe tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Earle Monroe | 60-53 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | Richard Newell is called for the reach on John Copeland - foul #1 on Richard Newell, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) Earle Monroe, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt (PG), John Kindel (SG), Ken Marie (SF), Joshua Conn (C) Calvin Wright, Rene Marino, Jack Ross, Jack Bridges | |
| 05:19 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Joshua Conn double dribbles | 62-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Pepe (SG) John Copeland | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edgar Jackson and he's hacked by Joshua Conn - foul #4 on Joshua Conn, team foul #11 | 64-53 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Virginia | Richard Newell connects on the floater from the left block | 65-55 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | John Kindel steals it from Maurice Dean | 65-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Myron Honeycutt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Marie | 65-58 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edgar Jackson and the foul's on Joshua Conn - foul #5 on Joshua Conn, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney James (C) Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Bridges (PF), Fidel Molina (C) Richard Newell, Joshua Conn | |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:51 | Virginia | Jack Bridges snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Virginia | John Kindel scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Myron Honeycutt | 67-61 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Ken Marie swats the short shot by Patrick Okuniewski | 67-61 |
| 03:13 | Virginia | Fidel Molina gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Sidney James (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Myron Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ken Marie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Fidel Molina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Jack Bridges banks in the layup on a great pass from Myron Honeycutt | 67-63 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Robert Benjamin (PF) Edgar Jackson, Michael Pepe, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Calvin Wright (PG), Rene Marino (SG), Richard Newell (C) Myron Honeycutt, John Kindel, Fidel Molina | |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Maurice Dean's floater is tipped away by Richard Newell | 67-63 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | John Copeland pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-63 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | Richard Newell pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Ken Marie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | John Copeland misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Richard Newell snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Ken Marie scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Rene Marino | 67-66 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Earle Monroe lays it up and in set up by John Copeland | 69-66 |
| 01:06 | Virginia | Rene Marino misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-66 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | John Copeland pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Rene Marino pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Sidney James swats the layup by Calvin Wright | 69-66 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Rene Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Ken Marie misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Calvin Wright is called for the reach on Robert Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Wright, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Richard Newell grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Calvin Wright scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | John Copeland is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Wright - foul #3 on Calvin Wright, team foul #14 | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Ken Marie misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Sidney James snags the defensive board | 72-69 |