| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Bunyard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David McClarnon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| 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 | William Meeks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Richard Greene tips it in | 45-34 |
| 19:35 | NC State | David McClarnon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Lucas Tarver misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Boris Zahorchak | 47-34 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Cedric Hays comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:44 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas Tarver | 47-34 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Cedric Hays misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Meeks - foul #3 on William Meeks, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG) William Meeks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:31 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | Richard Greene drills a runner in the paint | 49-36 |
| 17:59 | NC State | David Bunyard buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cedric Hays | 49-38 |
| 17:39 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Boris Zahorchak | 51-38 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Boris Zahorchak steals the ball from Cedric Hays | 51-38 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | The short jumper by Sylvester Conforti is denied by Lucas Tarver | 51-38 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Timothy Jones gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | Richard Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Clarence Morris (SG), Arthur Kuiper (SF), Brett Beckham (PF), Henry Jones (C) Cedric Hays, David Bunyard, David McClarnon, Lucas Tarver, Timothy Jones | |
| 16:00 | NC State | Clarence Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Noel Warren | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Beckham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Freddie Childress banks in the layup on a great pass from Boris Zahorchak | 53-42 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Ernest Oliver picks off the pass by Noel Warren in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Henry Jones denies the turnaround by Ernest Oliver | 53-42 |
| 15:19 | Clemson | Scott Rippy hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Clarence Morris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Noel Warren | 55-45 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is fouled on the floor by Noel Warren - foul #1 on Noel Warren, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) Ernest Oliver, Boris Zahorchak, Freddie Childress, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Tarver (PF) Henry Jones | |
| 14:26 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 58-45 |
| 14:17 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Brett Beckham tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | William Meeks is fouled on the floor by Noel Warren - foul #2 on Noel Warren, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), David Bunyard (SG), David McClarnon (SF), Timothy Jones (C) Noel Warren, Clarence Morris, Arthur Kuiper, Brett Beckham | |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the 3 from straight away | 58-47 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Cedric Hays is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| 13:06 | Clemson | William Meeks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 13:05 | NC State | David McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Cedric Hays knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lucas Tarver | 58-49 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Wheeler | 61-49 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Cedric Hays misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David McClarnon - foul #3 on David McClarnon, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Sobieslaw Repetowski, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Clarence Morris (SG), Arthur Kuiper (SF), Brett Beckham (PF) Cedric Hays, David Bunyard, David McClarnon, Lucas Tarver | |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper drills a runner from the baseline set up by Clarence Morris | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Noel Warren steals the ball from William Meeks | 64-51 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Brett Beckham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Noel Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Timothy Jones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 64-51 |
| 10:55 | Clemson | Scott Rippy gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Timothy Jones steals it from Freddie Childress | 64-51 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Brett Beckham is whistled for a carry | 64-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) William Meeks, Rodney Wheeler, Freddie Childress, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), David Bunyard (SG), David McClarnon (SF), Lucas Tarver (PF) Noel Warren, Clarence Morris, Brett Beckham, Timothy Jones | |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Oliver | 67-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:02 | NC State | David McClarnon comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Richard Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:32 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Lucas Tarver is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #2 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SF) Ernest Oliver | |
| Subs | NC State | Brett Beckham (C) Arthur Kuiper | |
| 09:08 | NC State | Brett Beckham is hacked by Richard Greene - foul #3 on Richard Greene, team foul #3 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Clarence Morris (SF) David McClarnon | |
| 08:56 | NC State | Boris Zahorchak takes the ball from David Bunyard | 70-51 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski banks in the layup set up by Boris Zahorchak | 72-51 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Clarence Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 72-51 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Boris Zahorchak | 72-51 |
| 08:25 | Clemson | David Bunyard takes the ball from Boris Zahorchak | 72-51 |
| 08:20 | NC State | David Bunyard banks in the layup | 72-53 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Cedric Hays is called for the reach on Sobieslaw Repetowski - foul #1 on Cedric Hays, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Scott Rippy (C) Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), David McClarnon (SF), Arthur Kuiper (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Cedric Hays, David Bunyard, Lucas Tarver, Brett Beckham | |
| 07:37 | Clemson | William Meeks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Noel Warren - foul #3 on Noel Warren, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF) Boris Zahorchak, Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:37 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McClarnon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Clarence Morris can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Scott Rippy - foul #2 on Scott Rippy, team foul #4 | 73-53 |
| 07:12 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 07:12 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Scott Rippy | 73-53 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | William Meeks drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Wheeler | 76-53 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Noel Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) Freddie Childress, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), David Bunyard (SG), Lucas Tarver (PF) Noel Warren, Clarence Morris, Arthur Kuiper | |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-53 |
| 06:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lucas Tarver | 76-53 |
| 05:57 | NC State | David Bunyard knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-56 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | William Meeks drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Oliver | 78-56 |
| 05:15 | NC State | David Bunyard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-56 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler gets the rebound | 78-56 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Richard Greene is hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #7 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF) Ernest Oliver, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Clarence Morris (SG), Arthur Kuiper (SF), Brett Beckham (C) Cedric Hays, David Bunyard, David McClarnon, Timothy Jones | |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Lucas Tarver misses the shot in the lane | 78-56 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Clarence Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Noel Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-56 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Lucas Tarver tips it home | 78-58 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-58 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper pulls down the rebound | 78-58 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Lucas Tarver hits the finger roll | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Clemson | William Meeks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-60 |
| 03:25 | NC State | Clarence Morris pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Tarver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brett Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Clarence Morris loses the dribble to Freddie Childress | 78-60 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Kuiper - foul #1 on Arthur Kuiper, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), James Newman (SF), Scott Rippy (C) William Meeks, Boris Zahorchak, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Jones (C) Lucas Tarver | |
| 03:03 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Henry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Scott Rippy takes the ball from Arthur Kuiper | 79-60 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Sobieslaw Repetowski | 81-60 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Henry Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | James Newman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 81-63 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Brett Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Scott Rippy denies the turnaround by Brett Beckham | 81-63 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | James Newman pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Morris - foul #1 on Clarence Morris, team foul #9 | 81-63 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Henry Jones is hacked by Scott Rippy - foul #3 on Scott Rippy, team foul #5 | 83-63 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Freddie Childress is called for the reach on Brett Beckham - foul #2 on Freddie Childress, team foul #6 | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Noel Warren misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Rippy - foul #4 on Scott Rippy, team foul #7 | 83-63 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Noel Warren misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Noel Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski pulls down the rebound | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | James Newman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-63 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Freddie Childress grabs the offensive board | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver runs out the clock | 83-63 |