| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Leclerc (fresh) SG - Gregory Doby (fresh) SF - James Bahr (fresh) PF - Jerome Edwards (fresh) C - Ivan Jelinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is open and lays it up and in set up by Thomas Petersen | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards scores on a runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Ellis Scaife can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerome Edwards | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Robert Wetzel buries a runner from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Doby | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Ellis Scaife scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Johnson | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc is hacked by Herbert Johnson - foul #1 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Smith (SG), Stephen Eaton (SF), Steven Grate (PF), Joe Eschberger (C) Robert Leclerc, James Bahr, Jerome Edwards, Ivan Jelinski | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF), Roy Palmer (C) Herbert Johnson, Thomas Petersen | |
| 16:53 | Maryland | Steven Grate works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Maryland | Steven Grate grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Maryland | Joe Eschberger's pass is intercepted by Robert Wetzel | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is hacked by Gregory Doby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Doby, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF) Ellis Scaife, Luis Aguirre | |
| 16:19 | NC State | David Clement is hacked by Joe Eschberger - foul #1 on Joe Eschberger, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Herbert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joe Eschberger - foul #2 on Joe Eschberger, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Leclerc (PG), Ivan Jelinski (C) Christopher Smith, Joe Eschberger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Leclerc (fresh) SG - Gregory Doby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Eaton (fresh) PF - Steven Grate (fresh) C - Ivan Jelinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) SF - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | NC State | David Clement buries a jump hook from close range set up by Herbert Johnson | 4-8 |
| 15:33 | Maryland | Steven Grate splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Roy Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freeman Bjorklund (SG), Jerome Edwards (PF) Gregory Doby, Stephen Eaton | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Thomas Petersen (C) Tommie Woolley, Herbert Johnson, Roy Palmer | |
| 15:23 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Luis Aguirre is hacked by Freeman Bjorklund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Freeman Bjorklund, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Smith (SG), James Bahr (SF) Freeman Bjorklund, Steven Grate | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:01 | NC State | Robert Wetzel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Aguirre and he's fouled by James Bahr - foul #1 on James Bahr, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF) David Clement | |
| 15:01 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:44 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Ellis Scaife pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Luis Aguirre is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 4-13 |
| 14:10 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 14:09 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Jelinski | 4-13 |
| 14:01 | Maryland | Ellis Scaife steals the ball from Jerome Edwards | 4-13 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-13 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Herbert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-15 |
| 13:10 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-15 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Ellis Scaife grabs the board | 4-15 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Herbert Johnson is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Luis Aguirre | 4-17 |
| 12:40 | Maryland | Christopher Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ryan Walker (PG), Gregory Doby (SG), Stephen Eaton (SF), Steven Grate (C) Robert Leclerc, Christopher Smith, James Bahr, Ivan Jelinski | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Tommie Woolley (SG), Marty Boerner (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Ellis Scaife, Luis Aguirre, Robert Wetzel, Thomas Petersen | |
| 12:19 | NC State | Tommie Woolley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-17 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Marty Boerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-17 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Herbert Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-20 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ryan Walker (fresh) SG - Gregory Doby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Eaton (fresh) PF - Jerome Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Grate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) SF - Herbert Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-20 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Marty Boerner snags the defensive board | 4-20 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Herbert Johnson is hacked by Stephen Eaton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Eaton, team foul #6 | 4-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski (C) Jerome Edwards | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG) Herbert Johnson | |
| 11:18 | NC State | Tommie Woolley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-20 |
| 11:17 | Maryland | Ryan Walker grabs the board | 4-20 |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Walker and he's fouled by Tommie Woolley - foul #1 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #2 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Leclerc (PG), James Bahr (SF) Ryan Walker, Stephen Eaton | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Robert Wetzel (PF) Tommie Woolley, Marty Boerner | |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski misses the free throw | 6-20 |
| 10:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 6-20 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is open but can't throw it down | 6-20 |
| 10:33 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Bahr | 6-20 |
| 10:22 | Maryland | James Bahr is whistled for a carry | 6-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerome Edwards (PF) Steven Grate | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF), Thomas Petersen (C) David Clement, Roy Palmer | |
| 10:20 | NC State | Robert Wetzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-20 |
| 10:00 | Maryland | The jumper by Robert Leclerc is denied by Ellis Scaife | 6-20 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Ellis Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 6-20 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Herbert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freeman Bjorklund (SG), Stephen Eaton (SF) Gregory Doby, James Bahr | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Marty Boerner (PF) Luis Aguirre, Robert Wetzel | |
| 09:30 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-20 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Ivan Jelinski steals it from Ellis Scaife in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 09:13 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-20 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jelinski - foul #1 on Ivan Jelinski, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ryan Walker (PG), Gregory Doby (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Steven Grate (C) Robert Leclerc, Freeman Bjorklund, Stephen Eaton, Ivan Jelinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), David Clement (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Tommie Woolley, Herbert Johnson, Marty Boerner, Thomas Petersen | |
| 08:25 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:25 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerome Edwards | 12-20 |
| 08:04 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 08:02 | NC State | David Clement gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Ellis Scaife can't connect on a jumper from close range | 12-20 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Steven Grate snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ryan Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Doby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) PF - Jerome Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Grate (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (tiring) 7 pts. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Gregory Doby hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Smith | 15-20 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Robert Wetzel can't throw it down but he's fouled by Gregory Doby - foul #2 on Gregory Doby, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Leclerc (PG), James Bahr (SF) Ryan Walker, Gregory Doby | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF) Ellis Scaife | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:05 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Wetzel - foul #1 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) David Clement | |
| 07:05 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Herbert Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Wetzel | 18-24 |
| 06:36 | Maryland | Jerome Edwards is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Leclerc | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Robert Wetzel knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tommie Woolley | 20-26 |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc travels with the ball | 20-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gregory Doby (SG), Ivan Jelinski (C) Christopher Smith, Jerome Edwards | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel, Roy Palmer | |
| 06:00 | NC State | Robert Leclerc is called for the reach on Luis Aguirre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Leclerc, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:00 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:53 | Maryland | Steven Grate is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ryan Walker (PG) Robert Leclerc | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF) Herbert Johnson | |
| 05:37 | NC State | Ellis Scaife clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:36 | Maryland | James Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:32 | Maryland | Steven Grate clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Marty Boerner - foul #1 on Marty Boerner, team foul #4 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Stephen Eaton (SF) James Bahr | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:32 | Maryland | Steven Grate makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:32 | Maryland | Steven Grate makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:06 | NC State | David Clement makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 22-29 |
| 04:50 | Maryland | Gregory Doby is fouled on the floor by David Clement - foul #1 on David Clement, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Leclerc (PG), Jerome Edwards (PF) Ryan Walker, Steven Grate | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF) Luis Aguirre, David Clement, Marty Boerner | |
| 04:44 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc travels with the ball | 22-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freeman Bjorklund (SG) Gregory Doby | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:20 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommie Woolley | 22-31 |
| 04:18 | Maryland | Ellis Scaife is called for the reach on Robert Leclerc in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Bahr (SF) Stephen Eaton | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Thomas Petersen | |
| 04:10 | Maryland | Roy Palmer picks off the pass by Freeman Bjorklund | 22-31 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Herbert Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 03:52 | Maryland | Freeman Bjorklund snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 03:42 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 03:41 | Maryland | Robert Leclerc snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 03:30 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wetzel | 22-31 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Tommie Woolley snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Leclerc (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freeman Bjorklund (fresh) SF - James Bahr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Edwards (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jelinski (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (tiring) 10 pts. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Ellis Scaife comes up short on the shot near the basket | 22-31 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Robert Wetzel tips it in | 22-33 |
| 02:53 | Maryland | Ivan Jelinski is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by James Bahr | 24-33 |
| 02:26 | NC State | A charge is called on Tommie Woolley - foul #2 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #7 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gregory Doby (PG), Christopher Smith (SG), Stephen Eaton (SF), Steven Grate (PF), Joe Eschberger (C) Robert Leclerc, Freeman Bjorklund, James Bahr, Jerome Edwards, Ivan Jelinski | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Ellis Scaife, Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel, Roy Palmer | |
| 02:13 | Maryland | Steven Grate misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 24-33 |
| 02:12 | Maryland | Steven Grate grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:52 | Maryland | Steven Grate misses the easy layup | 24-33 |
| 01:50 | Maryland | Joe Eschberger tips it home | 26-33 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 01:28 | Maryland | Joe Eschberger gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:23 | Maryland | Gregory Doby misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Thomas Petersen pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Marty Boerner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 00:57 | Maryland | Stephen Eaton snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 00:50 | Maryland | Gregory Doby's pass is intercepted by Luis Aguirre | 26-33 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Luis Aguirre lays it in | 26-35 |
| 00:39 | Maryland | Steven Grate connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Smith | 28-35 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Gregory Doby is called for the reach on David Clement in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Doby, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Leclerc (PG), James Bahr (SF) Gregory Doby, Stephen Eaton | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Robert Wetzel (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Herbert Johnson, Marty Boerner, Thomas Petersen | |
| 00:37 | NC State | David Clement misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:37 | NC State | David Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Robert Wetzel gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is hacked by James Bahr - foul #2 on James Bahr, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freeman Bjorklund (SG), Jerome Edwards (PF) Christopher Smith, James Bahr | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Steven Grate is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-37 |