| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Christopher Parente (fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | The jump hook by Christopher Parente is blocked by David Andrews | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Ackerson | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Parente swats the short shot by Richard Winger | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | James Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Christopher Parente grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | William Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Christopher Parente snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Christopher Parente drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Parente is called for the reach on Wayne Ackerson - foul #1 on Christopher Parente, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Clemson | Patrick Stein clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Glenn Thomas | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Parente (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Tamez (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez tips it in | 6-7 |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Jeffrey Reinert steals it from Patrick Stein | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi lays it in set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 6-9 |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stein | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Jeffrey Reinert steals it from William Smith | 6-9 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Hunt (PG), Lawrence Guidi (SG), William Holmes (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Robert Cuff (C) James Johnson, Patrick Stein, William Smith, Christopher Parente, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Wayne Ackerson, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | William Holmes gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Samuel Heckstall | 6-9 |
| 14:14 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt loses the dribble to David Andrews | 6-9 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton is hacked by Robert Cuff - foul #1 on Robert Cuff, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Stein (SG) William Holmes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG) Kurt Phillippi | |
| 13:47 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Winger, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall misses the floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger tips it home | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Hunt | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Hunt | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Hunt steps in front of the Willard Ashcraft pass | 11-14 |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Daniel Hunt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - Lawrence Guidi (fresh) PF - Samuel Heckstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Cuff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), William Holmes (SG), William Smith (SF), Christopher Parente (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Daniel Hunt, Patrick Stein, Lawrence Guidi, Samuel Heckstall, Robert Cuff | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (PG), Wayne Ackerson (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Donald Hamilton, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| 11:18 | Clemson | William Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Parente | 14-14 |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | William Smith steals the ball from Kurt Phillippi | 14-14 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:39 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | Virginia Tech | William Smith takes the ball from Glenn Thomas | 14-14 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | William Smith can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo tips it home | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Stein (SG) William Holmes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Reyes Seals, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Christopher Parente clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Guadalupe Arredondo steps in front of the Jeffrey Reinert pass | 16-14 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | James Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 16-14 |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Christopher Parente tips it home | 18-14 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 18-14 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Ashcraft | 18-14 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | William Smith snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 08:25 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson clanks a floater in the paint | 18-14 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Patrick Stein gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | James Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | William Smith tips it in | 20-14 |
| 08:05 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wayne Ackerson | 20-17 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson tips it back up and in | 20-19 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | David Andrews is called for the reach on Guadalupe Arredondo - foul #1 on David Andrews, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Hunt (PG), Lawrence Guidi (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Robert Cuff (C) James Johnson, William Smith, Christopher Parente, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Wayne Ackerson, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Daniel Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - Lawrence Guidi (fresh) PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Cuff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Patrick Stein comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-19 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Robert Cuff hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hamilton | 22-22 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Hunt and he's fouled by Donald Hamilton - foul #1 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #3 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Holmes (SF) Patrick Stein | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Glenn Thomas | 24-22 |
| 06:06 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Robert Cuff pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 05:46 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Glenn Thomas | 24-22 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Guidi - foul #1 on Lawrence Guidi, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Stein (SG), Tanner Frey (C) William Holmes, Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Donald Hamilton, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Robert Cuff clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Winger - foul #2 on Richard Winger, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG) Lawrence Guidi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (PG), Richard Brownlee (PF) Jeffrey Reinert, Richard Winger | |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Robert Cuff makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Robert Cuff misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Tanner Frey - foul #1 on Tanner Frey, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi (SF), Christopher Parente (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Daniel Hunt, Robert Cuff, Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG) Reyes Seals | |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Lawrence Guidi can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Christopher Parente clanks a shot from the left block | 25-26 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Guadalupe Arredondo - foul #1 on Guadalupe Arredondo, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Hunt (PG), William Smith (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF) James Johnson, Lawrence Guidi, Christopher Parente | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Donald Hamilton, Willard Ashcraft, David Andrews | |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Daniel Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brownlee (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 25-26 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Winger - foul #3 on Richard Winger, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Cuff (C) Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Richard Winger, Richard Brownlee | |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 26-28 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Stein | 29-28 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Patrick Stein's layup is rejected by Glenn Thomas | 29-31 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Ackerson | 29-33 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Patrick Stein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | William Smith is called for the reach on Jeffrey Reinert - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Lawrence Guidi (SG), William Holmes (SF), Christopher Parente (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Daniel Hunt, Patrick Stein, William Smith, Samuel Heckstall, Robert Cuff | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), David Andrews (C) Wayne Ackerson, Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez | |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | Christopher Parente misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Guidi - foul #2 on Lawrence Guidi, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Thomas | 31-36 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews tips it in | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | James Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-38 |