| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Zarek Plotrowski (fresh) SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) PF - Stacey Stover (fresh) C - Brian Fairbanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) SF - Vince Birk (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Brian Fairbanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Steven Brown makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacey Stover | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Brian Fairbanks | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | Brian Fairbanks hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Guy Church clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Fairbanks - foul #1 on Brian Fairbanks, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Brian Fairbanks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zarek Plotrowski and the foul's on Mario Clark - foul #1 on Mario Clark, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Brian Fairbanks misses the free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Clark | 6-1 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Mario Clark is fouled on the floor by Brian Fairbanks - foul #2 on Brian Fairbanks, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Hall (C) Brian Fairbanks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the lay-in | 6-1 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Stacey Stover pulls down the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Stacey Stover knocks in the runner from the left block | 8-1 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Guy Church clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stacey Stover - foul #1 on Stacey Stover, team foul #3 | 8-1 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Steven Brown grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Steven Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Prince Morgan | 11-3 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Guy Church knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Provencal | 11-5 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | Christopher Provencal steals it from Prince Morgan | 11-5 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Stacey Stover swats the short shot by Guy Church | 11-5 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | William Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Prince Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Clinton Gordon - foul #1 on Clinton Gordon, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (PG), Daniel Armer (SG), Ron Imes (PF), Stanley Atkinson (C) Steven Brown, Zarek Plotrowski, Stacey Stover, William Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon, Mario Clark | |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses the floater from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 15:57 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson grabs the board | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael England (fresh) SG - Daniel Armer (fresh) SF - Prince Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ron Imes (fresh) C - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Brandon Borger (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Ron Imes is fouled on the floor by Jesse Sonnier - foul #1 on Jesse Sonnier, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Hayes (SF) Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Ron Imes can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gilbert Moore - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Ron Imes makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Ron Imes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Stanley Atkinson swats the layup by Jesse Sonnier | 14-5 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux tips it home | 14-7 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | Ron Imes snags the offensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Michael England's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski (SG), William Hall (C) Daniel Armer, Bruce Hayes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Ron Imes steals it from Clinton Gordon | 14-7 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Ron Imes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-7 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by Zarek Plotrowski - foul #1 on Zarek Plotrowski, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF), Stacey Stover (PF) Michael England, Stanley Atkinson, Ron Imes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Mario Clark's pass is intercepted by Steven Brown | 14-7 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Christopher Provencal steps in front of the Steven Brown pass | 14-7 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal lays it up and in | 14-9 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-9 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Guy Church grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Mario Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG), Prince Morgan (SF), Stanley Atkinson (C) Zarek Plotrowski, Bruce Hayes, William Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (SF), Brandon Borger (PF) Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael England (fresh) SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stacey Stover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) PF - Brandon Borger (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Clemson | Michael England scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Brown | 17-9 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Michael England misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-9 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Prince Morgan steals it from Gilbert Moore | 17-9 |
| 10:46 | Clemson | Stacey Stover hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael England | 19-9 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger is fouled on the floor by Stacey Stover - foul #2 on Stacey Stover, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Armer (SG), Ron Imes (PF), William Hall (C) Steven Brown, Stacey Stover, Stanley Atkinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Mario Clark | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Wilbur Boudreaux and he's hacked by Ron Imes - foul #1 on Ron Imes, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Hayes (SF) Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF) Jesse Sonnier, Brandon Borger | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Ron Imes banks in the layup | 21-12 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is hacked by Michael England - foul #1 on Michael England, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski (SG) Daniel Armer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Gordon | 21-14 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael England - foul #2 on Michael England, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Armer (PG), Stanley Atkinson (SF) Michael England, Bruce Hayes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Ron Imes banks in the layup set up by Zarek Plotrowski | 23-16 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ron Imes - foul #2 on Ron Imes, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Prince Morgan (SF) Ron Imes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Vince Birk, Gilbert Moore | |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | The refs have stopped play. William Hall is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 23-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Fairbanks (C) William Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Borger (PF) Clinton Gordon | |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Armer | 26-18 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Guy Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG) Daniel Armer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stanley Atkinson | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zarek Plotrowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Fairbanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) PF - Brandon Borger (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Steven Brown takes the ball from Jesse Sonnier | 28-18 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Atkinson | 28-18 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Brian Fairbanks | 28-18 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | Guy Church steps in front of the Steven Brown pass | 28-18 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal banks in the layup on a great pass from Guy Church | 28-20 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Zarek Plotrowski - foul #2 on Zarek Plotrowski, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Armer (SG), Bruce Hayes (SF), Stacey Stover (PF) Zarek Plotrowski, Prince Morgan, Brian Fairbanks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Gilbert Moore (C) Guy Church, Jesse Sonnier, Brandon Borger, Mario Clark | |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-22 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is fouled on the floor by Stanley Atkinson - foul #1 on Stanley Atkinson, team foul #11 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Hall (C) Stacey Stover | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Gilbert Moore denies the turnaround by Steven Brown | 28-23 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Vince Birk gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Vince Birk hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Armer - foul #1 on Daniel Armer, team foul #12 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG) Christopher Provencal | |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Moore | 28-24 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the turnaround near the basket | 28-24 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:01 | Clemson | William Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Hayes - foul #1 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #13 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Mario Clark (C) Richard McWhirter, Clinton Gordon | |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Steven Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore travels with the ball | 31-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Prince Morgan (SF) Bruce Hayes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Borger (PF) Vince Birk | |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Prince Morgan is fouled on the floor by Guy Church - foul #1 on Guy Church, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (PG), Zarek Plotrowski (SG), Stacey Stover (PF), Brian Fairbanks (C) Steven Brown, Daniel Armer, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Gilbert Moore | |
| 03:50 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Guy Church double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Zarek Plotrowski loses the dribble to Guy Church | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael England (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zarek Plotrowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stacey Stover (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Fairbanks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) PF - Brandon Borger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Guy Church drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Borger | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Stacey Stover blows the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Borger - foul #1 on Brandon Borger, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Hayes (SF) Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Gilbert Moore (C) Guy Church, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Brandon Borger, Mario Clark | |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Stacey Stover misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Stacey Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Vince Birk can't throw it down | 32-28 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Vince Birk gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Bruce Hayes steals it from Vince Birk | 32-28 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Michael England hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Zarek Plotrowski | 35-28 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by Zarek Plotrowski - foul #3 on Zarek Plotrowski, team foul #14 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Armer (SG), William Hall (C) Zarek Plotrowski, Brian Fairbanks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wilbur Boudreaux, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Prince Morgan (SF), Ron Imes (PF) Daniel Armer, Stacey Stover | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG), Brandon Borger (PF), Mario Clark (C) Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Mario Clark gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard McWhirter | 36-33 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | William Hall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Michael England misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Ron Imes grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Ron Imes's dunk attempt is rejected by Mario Clark | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Clark | 36-33 |