| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) PF - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) C - William Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) SF - John Morrison (fresh) PF - Manuel Greer (fresh) C - Carl Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | William Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt makes the 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | Carl Brooks drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Horgan | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | John Morrison denies the turnaround by Stanley Atkinson | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Manuel Greer pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Robert Horgan is hacked by William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Virginia | Carl Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson lays it in on a great pass from Steven Brown | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Carl Brooks is hacked by Stanley Atkinson - foul #1 on Stanley Atkinson, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Michael Engelhardt steals it from Robert Horgan | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt lays it up and in | 7-3 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Robert Horgan buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Morrison and he's hacked by Michael Engelhardt - foul #1 on Michael Engelhardt, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Michael England (SG), Bruce Hayes (SF), Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Steven Brown, Michael Engelhardt, Prince Morgan, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Robert Horgan makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Michael England hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Michael England pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Carl Hafley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Carl Brooks connects on the jumper from close range set up by Todd Doyle | 10-8 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Michael England comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 16:11 | Virginia | Carl Brooks snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Carl Brooks scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Doyle | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ryan Sevin (fresh) SG - Michael England (fresh) SF - Bruce Hayes (fresh) PF - Ron Imes (fresh) C - Carl Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morrison (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Greer (fairly fresh) C - Carl Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes is called for 3 seconds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Michael Engelhardt (SG), Prince Morgan (SF), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Ryan Sevin, Michael England, Bruce Hayes, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (PG), Todd Brawley (SG), Rafael Suarez (SF), William Cramer (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Todd Doyle, Robert Horgan, John Morrison, Manuel Greer, Carl Brooks | |
| 15:18 | Virginia | Stanley Atkinson swats the layup by William Cramer | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Scott Zebley tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt is hacked by Todd Brawley - foul #1 on Todd Brawley, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | William Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Scott Zebley - foul #1 on Scott Zebley, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | William Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Todd Brawley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | William Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:25 | Clemson | Prince Morgan is denied on a layup by Scott Zebley | 12-12 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Scott Zebley grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 14:01 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | William Cramer can't tip it in | 12-12 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:40 | Virginia | William Barnes travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF) Steven Brown, Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), Robert Horgan (SG), John Morrison (SF), Manuel Greer (PF), Carl Brooks (C) William Barnes, Todd Brawley, Rafael Suarez, William Cramer, Scott Zebley | |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes is denied on a layup by John Morrison | 12-12 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | Robert Horgan pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Manuel Greer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Doyle | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG), Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Michael Engelhardt, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Ryan Sevin steps in front of the John Morrison pass | 12-14 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Carl Hafley hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Manuel Greer knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Todd Doyle | 14-16 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Robert Horgan steals the ball from Ryan Sevin | 14-16 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | John Morrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Horgan | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ryan Sevin (fresh) SG - Michael England (fresh) SF - Bruce Hayes (fresh) PF - Ron Imes (fresh) C - Carl Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Manuel Greer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Clemson | John Morrison swats the layup by Bruce Hayes | 14-18 |
| 11:36 | Virginia | Todd Doyle snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Manuel Greer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:25 | Clemson | Ron Imes gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Robert Horgan steps in front of the Bruce Hayes pass | 14-18 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Todd Doyle hits the finger roll set up by Robert Horgan | 14-20 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Manuel Greer is called for the reach on Michael England - foul #1 on Manuel Greer, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Michael Engelhardt (SG), Prince Morgan (SF), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Ryan Sevin, Michael England, Bruce Hayes, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), William Barnes (SF), William Cramer (PF), Rafael Suarez (C) Todd Doyle, John Morrison, Manuel Greer, Carl Brooks | |
| 10:30 | Clemson | Prince Morgan clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Steven Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Todd Brawley pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Todd Brawley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Hall | 14-20 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Horgan - foul #1 on Robert Horgan, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG) Robert Horgan | |
| 09:29 | Clemson | Prince Morgan misses the dunk | 14-20 |
| 09:28 | Virginia | Todd Brawley gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | William Barnes buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Todd Doyle | 14-23 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steven Brown | 16-23 |
| 08:47 | Virginia | Todd Doyle clanks a floater from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Rafael Suarez steps in front of the William Hall pass | 16-23 |
| 08:34 | Virginia | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Todd Doyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF) Steven Brown, Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Manuel Greer (PF) Todd Brawley | |
| 08:24 | Virginia | William Cramer buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Barnes | 16-25 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on William Cramer - foul #1 on William Cramer, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG), Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Michael Engelhardt, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Robert Horgan (SG), John Morrison (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Todd Doyle, William Barnes, Rafael Suarez, William Cramer | |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Manuel Greer snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Robert Horgan is fouled on the floor by Carl Hafley - foul #1 on Carl Hafley, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | John Morrison knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Todd Brawley and he's hacked by Bruce Hayes - foul #1 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Prince Morgan (SF) Michael England, Bruce Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:35 | Virginia | John Morrison makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Sevin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) PF - Ron Imes (fresh) C - Carl Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Brawley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. PF - Manuel Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Greer - foul #2 on Manuel Greer, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Cordova (PF) Manuel Greer | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | William Cordova grabs the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | John Morrison travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG), Stanley Atkinson (PF), William Hall (C) Ryan Sevin, Ron Imes, Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), Rafael Suarez (PF) Todd Brawley, William Cordova | |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Prince Morgan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Prince Morgan, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (SF), William Cramer (PF) John Morrison, Rafael Suarez | |
| 06:10 | Virginia | William Barnes hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Doyle | 19-30 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | Steven Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF) Steven Brown, Prince Morgan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rafael Suarez (C) Carl Brooks | |
| 06:02 | Virginia | William Cramer misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Atkinson - foul #2 on Stanley Atkinson, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ron Imes (PF) Stanley Atkinson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:02 | Virginia | William Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | William Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:41 | Clemson | Ron Imes travels with the ball | 19-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (SG) Robert Horgan | |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Todd Doyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | William Hall snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Engelhardt | 21-32 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Todd Brawley loses the dribble to Ryan Sevin | 21-32 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin is hacked by Todd Doyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Doyle, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG) Michael Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Morrison (SF), Scott Zebley (C) Todd Doyle, William Cramer | |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Rafael Suarez | 22-32 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Todd Brawley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Barnes | 22-35 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Bruce Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Brown (PG), Prince Morgan (SF), Carl Hafley (PF), Ryan Greaney (C) Ryan Sevin, Bruce Hayes, Ron Imes, William Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Horgan (SG), Carl Brooks (C) William Barnes, Scott Zebley | |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Carl Hafley - foul #2 on Carl Hafley, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ron Imes (PF) Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Ron Imes gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:06 | Clemson | Michael England connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Brown | 25-35 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | Todd Brawley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Ryan Greaney snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | John Morrison is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG), Stanley Atkinson (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Michael England, Ron Imes, Ryan Greaney | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), Manuel Greer (PF) Todd Brawley, Rafael Suarez | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hafley | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Prince Morgan (fresh) PF - Stanley Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. PF - Manuel Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Brown and he's hacked by John Morrison - foul #2 on John Morrison, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Hall (C) Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Todd Doyle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Greer | 28-38 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Prince Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | John Morrison grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 02:34 | Virginia | John Morrison makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Horgan | 28-40 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | William Hall tips it in | 30-40 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Todd Doyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-40 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Steven Brown's floater is tipped away by Manuel Greer | 30-40 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Hall | 30-40 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Todd Doyle pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Carl Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Manuel Greer tips it in | 30-42 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt is hacked by John Morrison - foul #3 on John Morrison, team foul #10 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Bruce Hayes (SF), Ron Imes (PF), Carl Hafley (C) Steven Brown, Prince Morgan, Stanley Atkinson, William Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (PG), Todd Brawley (SG), Rafael Suarez (SF), William Cramer (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Todd Doyle, Robert Horgan, John Morrison, Manuel Greer, Carl Brooks | |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:01 | Virginia | Scott Zebley gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | William Barnes is fouled on the floor by Carl Hafley - foul #3 on Carl Hafley, team foul #10 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael England (SG), Ryan Greaney (C) Michael Engelhardt, Carl Hafley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:45 | Virginia | William Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | William Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Michael England hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | William Cramer gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:05 | Virginia | William Barnes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Hayes - foul #2 on Bruce Hayes, team foul #11 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson (PF) Ryan Greaney | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:05 | Virginia | William Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:05 | Virginia | William Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Stanley Atkinson loses the dribble to William Barnes | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | William Barnes can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-45 |