| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Freddie Raub (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Lorenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Slocum (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Curry (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Freddie Raub inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Maryland | Charles Kirk buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Joel Curry - foul #2 on Joel Curry, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG) Thomas Schneider | |
| 19:36 | Maryland | Charles Kirk misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Luis Williams - foul #3 on Luis Williams, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Matthew Tiemann (C) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 19:23 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:01 | Maryland | Joel Curry swats the shot by Victor Hyatt | 24-28 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | Barry Wright snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Slocum can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Lorenzen - foul #3 on Randall Lorenzen, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Barry Wright, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry | |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:39 | Maryland | Victor Hyatt gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:12 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Victor Hyatt | 26-29 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Steven Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:19 | Maryland | Freddie Raub misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 17:17 | Clemson | Robert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | Robert Lane clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 17:10 | Clemson | David Slocum can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 17:08 | Maryland | Matthew Tiemann gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:51 | Maryland | Victor Hyatt is called for a backcourt violation | 26-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak (SF), Brian Scholl (PF), Harold Goings (C) Freddie Raub, Randall Lorenzen, Matthew Tiemann | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), Joel Curry (C) Thomas Schneider, Robert Lane, David Slocum, Steven Rogers | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Gerard Yedinak - foul #2 on Gerard Yedinak, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Willard Cain (SG), Randall Lorenzen (PF) Charles Kirk, Victor Hyatt | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG) Barry Wright | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:15 | Maryland | The pull-up jumper by Randall Lorenzen is blocked by Joel Curry | 26-31 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 15:55 | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Gerard Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Cain (fresh) SF - Brian Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Lorenzen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Goings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Curry (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Maryland | Harold Goings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Kirk (PG), Victor Hyatt (SG), Matthew Tiemann (PF), Luis Williams (C) Gerard Yedinak, Willard Cain, Randall Lorenzen, Harold Goings | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), David Slocum (PF) Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett | |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Schneider | 26-33 |
| 14:49 | Maryland | Victor Hyatt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Schneider - foul #2 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freddie Raub (SF) Matthew Tiemann | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:49 | Maryland | Victor Hyatt misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 14:49 | Maryland | Victor Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | Brian Scholl steals it from David Slocum | 27-33 |
| 14:08 | Maryland | Charles Kirk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 14:07 | Maryland | Luis Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 13:44 | Maryland | Thomas Schneider steps in front of the Luis Williams pass | 27-33 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider misses the lay-in | 27-33 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 13:12 | Maryland | Freddie Raub blows the dunk | 27-35 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Slocum | 27-35 |
| 13:06 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Slocum | 27-38 |
| 12:37 | Maryland | Charles Kirk lays it in and he's hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #1 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak (SG), Randall Lorenzen (PF), Matthew Tiemann (C) Victor Hyatt, Brian Scholl, Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| 12:37 | Maryland | Charles Kirk makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Gerard Yedinak takes the ball from Anthony Garrett | 30-38 |
| 12:20 | Maryland | Charles Kirk banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerard Yedinak | 32-38 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Barry Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin tips it home | 32-40 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joel Curry - foul #3 on Joel Curry, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Victor Hyatt (PG) Charles Kirk | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), David Slocum (PF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Barry Wright, Anthony Garrett, Joel Curry | |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Raub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Lorenzen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Tiemann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Slocum (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | David Slocum's pass is intercepted by Randall Lorenzen | 34-40 |
| 11:17 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Kitchens | 34-40 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Robert Lane grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Luis Williams (C) Matthew Tiemann | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joel Curry (C) Robert Lane | |
| 10:41 | Maryland | Freddie Raub hits the finger roll | 36-40 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 10:21 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Schneider - foul #3 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Kirk (PG), Brian Scholl (SF) Victor Hyatt, Freddie Raub | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens | |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Joel Curry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 38-42 |
| 09:19 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | Willard Cain (SG), Matthew Tiemann (PF), Harold Goings (C) Gerard Yedinak, Randall Lorenzen, Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Barry Wright, Robert Lane, David Slocum, Joel Curry | |
| 08:54 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Schneider | 38-45 |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Charles Kirk connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willard Cain | 41-45 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Brian Scholl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Willard Cain is hacked by Thomas Schneider - foul #4 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Maryland | Victor Hyatt (SG), Freddie Raub (SF), Randall Lorenzen (PF) Willard Cain, Brian Scholl, Harold Goings | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF), David Slocum (PF), Joel Curry (C) Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens, Anthony Garrett, Steven Rogers | |
| 07:38 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen misses badly on a shot in the paint | 41-45 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Robert Lane snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Kirk (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Raub (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Lorenzen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Tiemann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Slocum (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Barry Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Matthew Tiemann | 41-45 |
| 07:16 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen makes the jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 07:14 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gerard Yedinak (SG), Luis Williams (C) Charles Kirk, Matthew Tiemann | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF) Ronald Ervin, Barry Wright, Robert Lane | |
| 06:53 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen connects on the floater from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Shafer | 45-47 |
| 06:03 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | David Slocum gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | David Slocum's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Williams | 45-47 |
| 05:54 | Maryland | Luis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:33 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Hyatt | 47-47 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Louis Shafer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | David Slocum scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Schneider | 47-49 |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Slocum - foul #2 on David Slocum, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Kirk (PG), Willard Cain (SG), Brian Scholl (SF), Matthew Tiemann (C) Victor Hyatt, Gerard Yedinak, Freddie Raub, Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Louis Shafer, Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 04:14 | Maryland | Willard Cain snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 03:45 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen misses the dunk | 48-49 |
| 03:43 | Maryland | Charles Kirk snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 03:23 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen's layup is rejected by Anthony Garrett | 48-49 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Kirk (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Cain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Lorenzen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Tiemann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Curry (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Victor Hyatt (SG), Harold Goings (C) Willard Cain, Randall Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), David Slocum (PF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Barry Wright, Anthony Garrett, Joel Curry | |
| 02:36 | Maryland | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Tiemann is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 48-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Luis Williams (C) Matthew Tiemann | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Rogers (C) Robert Lane | |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Harold Goings's pass is intercepted by Patrick Kitchens | 48-49 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Harold Goings steals the ball from David Slocum | 48-49 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF) Steven Rogers | |
| 01:55 | Maryland | Charles Kirk hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Scholl | 51-49 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the fadeaway from close range | 51-51 |
| 01:39 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Maryland | Freddie Raub (SF), Randall Lorenzen (PF) Brian Scholl, Harold Goings | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joel Curry (C) Robert Lane | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen is hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #2 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:15 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | David Slocum knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Joel Curry | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Maryland | Luis Williams slams it home | 53-53 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Victor Hyatt steals the ball from Joel Curry | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Randall Lorenzen makes the floater from close range | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Clemson calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses the halfcourt shot | 55-53 |