| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Prince Morgan inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Prince Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Steven Brown takes the ball from Thomas Lee in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Steven Brown lays it in | 28-30 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Robert Baker loses the dribble to Michael Engelhardt | 28-30 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Prince Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 18:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Prince Morgan - foul #2 on Prince Morgan, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Robert Baker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Prince Morgan scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Engelhardt | 29-32 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Prince Morgan is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #3 on Prince Morgan, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF) Steven Brown, Prince Morgan | |
| 17:47 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Bruce Hayes - foul #2 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG) Michael Engelhardt | |
| 17:26 | NC State | William Hall is called for the reach on Michael Eakes - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF) Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| 17:06 | NC State | Michael England is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Michael England, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Carl Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Andrew Glessner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Andrew Glessner is hacked by Carl Hafley - foul #2 on Carl Hafley, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG), James Fields (SG), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Michael Engelhardt (SG) Michael England, Bruce Hayes | |
| 16:24 | NC State | Michael Engelhardt steps in front of the Mike Kilroy pass | 29-32 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt banks in the layup | 29-34 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Ron Imes takes the ball from Emmanuel Bodner | 29-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mike Kilroy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fields (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Bodner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Sevin (fresh) PF - Ron Imes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Hafley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Steven Brown drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Engelhardt | 29-36 |
| 15:28 | NC State | James Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:27 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Andrew Glessner is fouled on the floor by Ron Imes - foul #1 on Ron Imes, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Mike Kilroy, James Fields, Luis Brown, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (PG), Prince Morgan (SF), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Steven Brown, Ryan Sevin, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | William Hall makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Atkinson | 31-38 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Prince Morgan | 31-38 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson's floater is tipped away by Michael Eakes | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Michael England gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:00 | Clemson | William Hall makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Engelhardt | 31-40 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Hall - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #8 | 31-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (PF) Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG) Michael Engelhardt | |
| 13:50 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | William Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Hall, team foul #9 | 32-40 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Stanley Atkinson | 32-40 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Robert Baker takes the ball from Stanley Atkinson | 32-40 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Michael Dorey scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Patti | 34-40 |
| 12:11 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Robert Baker drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Dorey | 36-40 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | Steven Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Prince Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Atkinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | NC State | Stephen Patti knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Lee | 38-42 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG), James Fields (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Michael Engelhardt (SG), Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Steven Brown, Michael England, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:03 | NC State | James Fields comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 11:01 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Glessner | 38-44 |
| 10:35 | NC State | James Fields makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Luis Brown | 41-44 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin loses the dribble to James Fields | 41-44 |
| 10:16 | NC State | James Fields lays it in | 43-44 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Glessner - foul #2 on Andrew Glessner, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Mike Kilroy, James Fields, Andrew Glessner, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Hayes (SF) Prince Morgan | |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 43-45 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Ryan Sevin takes the ball from Luis Brown | 43-45 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Ron Imes scores on a jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Michael Dorey scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Thomas Lee | 45-47 |
| 09:16 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin loses the dribble to Robert Baker in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Robert Baker lays it in | 47-47 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 08:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 47-47 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Michael Dorey's fadeaway is rejected by Ron Imes | 47-47 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Michael Eakes's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Hafley | 47-47 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Michael Eakes tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Carl Hafley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Michael Dorey knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Carl Hafley - foul #3 on Carl Hafley, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Michael England (SG), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Ryan Sevin, Michael Engelhardt, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| 07:54 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | Steven Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Hayes | 51-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael England (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Hayes (fresh) PF - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Bruce Hayes is called for the reach on Michael Dorey - foul #3 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #11 | 51-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Glessner (C) Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Prince Morgan (SF) Bruce Hayes | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Steven Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:11 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Thomas Lee travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Robert Baker, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Steven Brown throws it down set up by William Hall | 53-54 |
| 06:41 | NC State | James Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Prince Morgan | 53-54 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Thomas Lee knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Hayes (SF) Prince Morgan | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Michael England hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | William Hall snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | William Hall tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Andrew Glessner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Atkinson - foul #2 on Stanley Atkinson, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) James Fields | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG) Steven Brown | |
| 05:41 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Michael England's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Stephen Patti, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG) Michael England | |
| 05:20 | NC State | Michael Dorey can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Robert Baker tips it home | 60-56 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Michael Eakes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Eakes, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Sevin | 60-59 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Robert Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Luis Brown tips it in | 62-59 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Carl Hafley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Ron Imes tips it in | 62-61 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Michael Eakes loses the dribble to Michael Engelhardt | 62-61 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt hits the finger roll | 62-63 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Michael Dorey's pass is intercepted by Carl Hafley | 62-63 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ryan Sevin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruce Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ron Imes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Hafley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Michael Dorey denies the turnaround by Carl Hafley | 62-63 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Ron Imes tips it home | 62-65 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Robert Baker is hacked by Bruce Hayes - foul #4 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Stephen Patti (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Thomas Lee, Luis Brown, Michael Dorey, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Michael England (SG), Prince Morgan (SF), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Ryan Sevin, Michael Engelhardt, Bruce Hayes, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | William Hall buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:31 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, Andrew Glessner, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG) Michael England | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Thomas Lee loses the dribble to Stanley Atkinson | 64-68 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Stephen Patti gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Patti | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | William Hall clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #2 on Michael Eakes, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | William Hall misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | William Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Dorey | 68-69 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | William Hall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Steven Brown grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Prince Morgan - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Prince Morgan pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Prince Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Prince Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Michael Dorey snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-72 |