| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fresh) SG - Jesse Warren (fresh) SF - James Swarey (fresh) PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) C - Michael Cai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) C - Richard Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey is fouled on the floor by Richard Greene - foul #1 on Richard Greene, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #1 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | Richard Greene can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Richard Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the shot from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Jesse Warren | 7-0 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the 3 from straight away | 7-0 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Richard Greene tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown (SG) Jesse Warren | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Ernest Billings - foul #1 on Ernest Billings, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:19 | Clemson | William Meeks double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Richard Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Albert Whitehead | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nicholas Brown | 9-2 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 9-2 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | William Meeks scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swarey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) PF - Sylvester Conforti (fairly fresh) C - Richard Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Swarey | 11-5 |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:13 | Virginia Tech | William Meeks takes the ball from Donald Tolbert | 11-5 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | William Meeks lays it up and in | 11-7 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 15:01 | Clemson | William Meeks grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak buries a 3 from the left corner set up by William Meeks | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | William Meeks hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Rodney Wheeler | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert clanks a floater from the left block | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | William Meeks tips it in | 11-14 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Maher (PG), Jesse Warren (SG), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) John Hargrave, Nicholas Brown, James Swarey, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Freddie Childress lays it in on a great pass from William Meeks | 13-16 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SF) Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Scott Rippy blows the layup | 13-16 |
| 13:08 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Antonio Maher | 15-16 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 15-19 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Antonio Maher | 17-19 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Freddie Childress can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 12:12 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Freddie Childress grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Michael Cai is called for the reach on Ernest Oliver - foul #1 on Michael Cai, team foul #2 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Swarey (SF), Robert Baker (C) Jesse Warren, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Richard Greene (C) William Meeks, Scott Rippy | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Maher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Giambrone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | James Swarey steals the ball from Ernest Oliver | 17-19 |
| 11:35 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey banks in the layup | 19-19 |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Richard Greene is whistled for a carry | 19-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), Jesse Warren (SG), Albert Whitehead (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Antonio Maher, George Giambrone, Ernest Billings, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), James Newman (PF) Ernest Oliver, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress | |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert loses the dribble to James Newman | 19-19 |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Richard Greene can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Tolbert - foul #1 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown (SG), Michael Cai (C) Jesse Warren, James Swarey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (PG), Scott Rippy (PF) William Meeks, James Newman | |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Richard Greene makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Rodney Wheeler picks off the pass by Donald Tolbert | 19-20 |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Richard Greene makes the 3pt jumper from straight away and he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Maher (SG), Robert Baker (PF) Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Rippy | 19-23 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rodney Wheeler | 19-23 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Boris Zahorchak and he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG), James Swarey (SF) Antonio Maher, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Freddie Childress (PF) Boris Zahorchak, Richard Greene | |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:44 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai tips it home | 21-26 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 08:12 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Freddie Childress gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Scott Rippy hits the follow up shot | 21-28 |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Rippy - foul #1 on Scott Rippy, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SG), Ernest Billings (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) George Giambrone, Robert Baker, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), James Newman (C) Sobieslaw Repetowski, Scott Rippy | |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Newman (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Freddie Childress loses the ball out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Maher (PG) John Hargrave | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Wheeler - foul #1 on Rodney Wheeler, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Gene Coleman (C) Ernest Oliver, Freddie Childress | |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Newman | 23-28 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Meeks | 23-31 |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Newman | 23-31 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Swarey, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), George Giambrone (SG), Donald Tolbert (SF), Michael Cai (C) Antonio Maher, Jesse Warren, James Swarey, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF), Richard Greene (C) Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, James Newman, Gene Coleman | |
| 05:52 | Clemson | William Meeks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Meeks, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Giambrone | 25-31 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | William Meeks is fouled on the floor by Michael Cai - foul #2 on Michael Cai, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Swarey (SF), Robert Baker (C) Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:16 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Swarey | 25-32 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Richard Greene is called for the reach on John Hargrave - foul #2 on Richard Greene, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), James Newman (SF), Scott Rippy (C) William Meeks, Ernest Oliver, Richard Greene | |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:57 | Clemson | Freddie Childress grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 04:40 | Clemson | James Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SG), Albert Whitehead (PF) George Giambrone, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG) Freddie Childress | |
| 04:11 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Maher (PG) John Hargrave | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG) Ernest Oliver | |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Warren - foul #1 on Jesse Warren, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown (SF), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) James Swarey, Albert Whitehead, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) Scott Rippy, James Newman | |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown makes the jumpshot from the right side | 28-32 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Maher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) C - Richard Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG) Jesse Warren | |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF) William Meeks, Boris Zahorchak | |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Cai | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Greene - foul #3 on Richard Greene, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), James Swarey (SF) Antonio Maher, George Giambrone | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Scott Rippy (C) Sobieslaw Repetowski, Richard Greene | |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Scott Rippy | 28-32 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | John Hargrave steals the ball from Freddie Childress | 28-32 |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by James Swarey is blocked by Sylvester Conforti | 28-32 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler banks in the layup on a great pass from Freddie Childress | 28-34 |
| 02:00 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Scott Rippy misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Cai - foul #3 on Michael Cai, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SG), Albert Whitehead (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Nicholas Brown, Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF) Freddie Childress, Rodney Wheeler | |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Scott Rippy makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Scott Rippy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 01:23 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert tips it in | 33-36 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Scott Rippy | 33-38 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Warren | 36-38 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-38 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Maher (PG), Robert Baker (C) John Hargrave, James Swarey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), James Newman (C) Ernest Oliver, Boris Zahorchak, Scott Rippy | |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Meeks | 36-40 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-40 |