| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Corrales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Flynn (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Kevin Reed inbounds the ball | 17-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-37 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Tom Magee grabs the board | 17-37 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Boris Hazinski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-37 |
| 19:04 | Maryland | James Flynn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-37 |
| 19:03 | NC State | William Corrales grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Boris Hazinski knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom Magee | 21-37 |
| 18:25 | Maryland | Donald Ayres shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 18:24 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz gets the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 18:11 | Maryland | Kevin Reed can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 18:10 | NC State | William Corrales gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Donald Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | James Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 17:37 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Reed | 21-37 |
| 17:19 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 21-37 |
| 17:18 | Maryland | Kevin Reed can't tip it in | 21-37 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo grabs the offensive board | 21-37 |
| 17:02 | Maryland | Donald Ayres shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 16:42 | NC State | William Corrales misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-37 |
| 16:40 | NC State | William Corrales gets the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Fred Schrantz blocks the short jumper by William Corrales | 21-37 |
| 16:29 | Maryland | Donald Ayres snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 16:19 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ayres | 21-39 |
| 16:06 | NC State | James Flynn is called for the reach on Rodney McIntyre - foul #2 on James Flynn, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Gerard Edwards (SF), John Norwood (PF), Lars Buczynski (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee, William Corrales | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Darrell Tanaka (SF), James Goll (PF), Alfred Byrd (C) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Christopher Puleo, Fred Schrantz | |
| 15:46 | NC State | Thomas Macha buries a shot from the left wing set up by Ned Thompson | 23-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) PF - John Norwood (fresh) C - Lars Buczynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Workman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Darrell Tanaka (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Goll (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfred Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Maryland | James Goll hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Flynn | 23-41 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Ned Thompson loses the dribble to James Flynn | 23-41 |
| 14:48 | Maryland | Ned Thompson is called for the reach on James Goll - foul #1 on Ned Thompson, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Rodney McIntyre (SF), Tom Magee (PF) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, John Norwood, Lars Buczynski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Fred Schrantz (C) Alfred Byrd | |
| 14:29 | Maryland | Darrell Tanaka comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 14:28 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 14:15 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz makes the contested driving attempt from the left block | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Richard Workman steals it from Boris Hazinski in the backcourt | 23-43 |
| 14:01 | Maryland | Boris Hazinski takes the ball from Fred Schrantz | 23-43 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Boris Hazinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-43 |
| 13:42 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 13:25 | Maryland | James Goll misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bobby Beliveau - foul #3 on Bobby Beliveau, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | NC State | William Corrales (C) Gerard Edwards | |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Christopher Puleo (PF) Richard Workman, Darrell Tanaka | |
| 13:25 | Maryland | James Goll makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:25 | Maryland | James Goll makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 13:12 | NC State | William Corrales hits a wide open floater in the lane | 25-45 |
| 12:51 | Maryland | James Goll misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 25-45 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre pulls down the rebound | 25-45 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 12:13 | Maryland | James Goll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Gerard Edwards (PF) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Tom Magee | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Reed (SF), Alfred Byrd (C) Christopher Puleo, Fred Schrantz | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Thomas Macha misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-45 |
| 11:49 | Maryland | Donald Ayres pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd blows the wide open dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Macha - foul #1 on Thomas Macha, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | NC State | John Norwood (PF) Rodney McIntyre | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (SG) James Flynn | |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) PF - John Norwood (fresh) C - William Corrales (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Workman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Goll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Alfred Byrd steals it from William Corrales | 28-46 |
| 11:10 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd is hacked by Gerard Edwards - foul #2 on Gerard Edwards, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Tom Magee (PF) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, John Norwood | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Christopher Puleo (PF), Fred Schrantz (C) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Alfred Byrd | |
| 10:49 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane | 28-48 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Richard Workman steals the ball from Tom Magee | 28-48 |
| 10:26 | Maryland | Richard Workman blows the layup | 28-48 |
| 10:24 | NC State | William Corrales grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 10:14 | Maryland | Richard Workman pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| 10:02 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-48 |
| 10:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Tom Magee | 28-48 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Fred Schrantz takes the ball from Bobby Beliveau after a doubleteam | 28-48 |
| 09:25 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Workman and he's fouled by William Corrales - foul #1 on William Corrales, team foul #5 | 28-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Rodney McIntyre (SF), John Norwood (C) Gerard Edwards, William Corrales | |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Alfred Byrd (C) Richard Workman, James Goll, Christopher Puleo | |
| 09:25 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz makes the free throw | 28-51 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Tom Magee knocks in the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Kevin Reed - foul #2 on Kevin Reed, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Goll (C) Fred Schrantz | |
| 09:11 | NC State | Tom Magee misses the free throw | 30-51 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 08:48 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney McIntyre - foul #1 on Rodney McIntyre, team foul #6 | 30-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Buczynski (C) Tom Magee | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (SG), Fred Schrantz (C) James Flynn, James Goll | |
| 08:48 | Maryland | Kevin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 08:48 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 08:48 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Schrantz | 30-52 |
| 08:37 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz blows the layup | 30-52 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Ned Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Thomas Macha can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 08:19 | Maryland | Donald Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 08:11 | Maryland | Richard Workman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Ayres | 30-54 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Thomas Macha's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Byrd | 30-54 |
| 07:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 07:44 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ned Thompson - foul #2 on Ned Thompson, team foul #7 | 30-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Gerard Edwards (SF) Rodney McIntyre | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Christopher Puleo (PF), James Goll (C) Richard Workman, Alfred Byrd, Fred Schrantz | |
| 07:44 | Maryland | Kevin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 07:44 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 07:44 | NC State | John Norwood gets the rebound | 30-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) PF - John Norwood (fresh) C - Lars Buczynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Goll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | The jump hook by John Norwood is blocked by James Goll | 30-55 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo pulls down the rebound | 30-55 |
| 07:27 | Maryland | Kevin Reed is whistled for traveling | 30-55 |
| 07:05 | NC State | John Norwood misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-55 |
| 07:04 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Goll | 30-55 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Kevin Reed drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Ayres | 30-57 |
| 06:53 | NC State | The jumper by Thomas Macha is denied by Christopher Puleo | 30-57 |
| 06:52 | Maryland | Kevin Reed grabs the board | 30-57 |
| 06:31 | Maryland | Donald Ayres misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-57 |
| 06:29 | Maryland | Kevin Reed tips it home | 30-59 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Ned Thompson double dribbles | 30-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Kuligowski (SG) Ned Thompson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Fred Schrantz (C) Kevin Reed | |
| 06:07 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-59 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 30-59 |
| 05:48 | Maryland | James Goll is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Goll, team foul #3 | 30-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Alfred Byrd (C) Donald Ayres, James Goll, Christopher Puleo | |
| 05:34 | NC State | Thomas Macha comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-59 |
| 05:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Fred Schrantz | 30-59 |
| 05:13 | Maryland | Richard Workman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-59 |
| 05:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lars Buczynski | 30-59 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Alfred Byrd swats the shot by Thomas Macha | 30-59 |
| 04:57 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd grabs the board | 30-59 |
| 04:52 | Maryland | James Flynn is fouled on the floor by Thomas Macha - foul #2 on Thomas Macha, team foul #8 | 30-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Ned Thompson (SG) Thomas Macha | |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), James Goll (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) Richard Workman, Kevin Reed, Alfred Byrd | |
| 04:52 | Maryland | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 30-60 |
| 04:52 | Maryland | James Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-61 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Gary Kuligowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-61 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Goll | 30-61 |
| 04:32 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Ayres | 30-64 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Ned Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-64 |
| 03:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres is hacked by Gary Kuligowski - foul #1 on Gary Kuligowski, team foul #9 | 33-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG) Lars Buczynski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (SG), Kevin Reed (SF), Alfred Byrd (PF) James Flynn, James Goll, Christopher Puleo | |
| 03:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 33-65 |
| 03:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 33-66 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Gerard Edwards is hacked by Fred Schrantz - foul #1 on Fred Schrantz, team foul #4 | 33-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Buczynski (C) Gary Kuligowski | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), James Goll (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) Richard Workman, Kevin Reed, Alfred Byrd | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - John Norwood (fairly fresh) C - Lars Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Goll (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Puleo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Schrantz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Fred Schrantz is called for the reach on Gerard Edwards - foul #2 on Fred Schrantz, team foul #5 | 33-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Kevin Reed (SF) Donald Ayres, Fred Schrantz | |
| 03:18 | NC State | Ned Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-66 |
| 03:16 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Ned Thompson | 33-66 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Thomas Macha is hacked by Christopher Puleo - foul #2 on Christopher Puleo, team foul #6 | 33-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Alfred Byrd (PF), Fred Schrantz (C) Richard Workman, Kevin Reed, Christopher Puleo | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Ned Thompson clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-66 |
| 02:56 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Goll | 33-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Lars Buczynski - foul #3 on Lars Buczynski, team foul #10 | 33-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Reed (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) James Goll, Alfred Byrd | |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz makes the 1st free throw | 33-67 |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | NC State | Gerard Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-68 |
| 02:22 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo snags the defensive board | 33-68 |
| 02:07 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-68 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Gerard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 33-68 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Lars Buczynski is hacked by Fred Schrantz - foul #3 on Fred Schrantz, team foul #7 | 33-68 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Lars Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 33-68 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz grabs the board | 33-68 |
| 01:30 | Maryland | Kevin Reed clanks a floater from the right side | 33-68 |
| 01:28 | Maryland | Kevin Reed tips it in | 33-70 |
| 01:18 | NC State | John Norwood hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Fred Schrantz - foul #4 on Fred Schrantz, team foul #8 | 35-70 |
| 01:18 | NC State | John Norwood makes the free throw | 36-70 |
| 00:54 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 36-70 |
| 00:53 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz tips it in | 36-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | NC State | Gerard Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-72 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Thomas Macha misses the tip | 36-72 |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Kevin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Maryland | Donald Ayres banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Reed and the foul's on Lars Buczynski - foul #4 on Lars Buczynski, team foul #11 | 36-74 |
| 00:21 | Maryland | Donald Ayres misses the free throw | 36-74 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Gerard Edwards gets the rebound | 36-74 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Christopher Puleo swats the layup by John Norwood | 36-74 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Lars Buczynski tips it back up and in | 38-74 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Donald Ayres runs out the clock | 38-74 |