| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Puleo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Kevin Reed inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Maryland | Donald Ayres knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Schrantz | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | James Flynn takes the ball from Brian Closson | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Maryland | James Flynn banks in the layup | 37-27 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:42 | Maryland | Donald Ayres hits a 3 from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 18:15 | Maryland | Donald Ayres pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:11 | Maryland | Kevin Reed lays it up and in | 42-29 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Darrell Tanaka (SF), James Goll (PF), Alfred Byrd (C) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Christopher Puleo, Fred Schrantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Richard Workman's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Woodie | 42-29 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Closson | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Richard Workman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Woodie - foul #3 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Fred Schrantz (PF) Darrell Tanaka | |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF), David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Thomas Buzard, Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Richard Workman misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Richard Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Brian Closson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:08 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:53 | Maryland | Travis Catania is called for the reach on James Goll - foul #1 on Travis Catania, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Kevin Reed (SF) James Flynn, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Workman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Goll (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ossowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Travis Catania (fresh) PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the easy layup | 43-31 |
| 15:39 | Maryland | James Goll misses the tip | 43-31 |
| 15:38 | Maryland | Kevin Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:30 | Maryland | Kevin Reed lays it in set up by Donald Ayres | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:20 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Alfred Byrd (PF) Richard Workman, Kevin Reed | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Buzard (SF) Travis Catania | |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Metheny - foul #2 on Herbert Metheny, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Puleo (PF) Fred Schrantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | The jumper by Larry Ossowski is denied by James Goll | 46-31 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Puleo - foul #3 on Christopher Puleo, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Fred Schrantz (C) Donald Ayres, James Goll, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:04 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Woodie - foul #4 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), James Goll (C) James Flynn, Christopher Puleo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Metheny (C) Benjamin Woodie | |
| 13:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Richard Workman hits the follow up shot | 48-33 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Brian Closson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-33 |
| 13:47 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Donald Ayres | 48-33 |
| 13:22 | Maryland | James Goll blows the dunk but he's hacked by Herbert Metheny - foul #3 on Herbert Metheny, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Christopher Puleo (PF), Alfred Byrd (C) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Fred Schrantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:22 | Maryland | James Goll misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:22 | Maryland | James Goll makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:07 | Clemson | Brian Closson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Ossowski | 49-35 |
| 12:50 | Maryland | James Goll hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Byrd | 51-35 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Puleo - foul #4 on Christopher Puleo, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Fred Schrantz (C) Richard Workman, James Goll, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF), David Richardson (PF) Thomas Buzard, Daniel Vegas | |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:15 | Maryland | James Flynn is fouled on the floor by Larry Ossowski - foul #1 on Larry Ossowski, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Byrd (C) Christopher Puleo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG) Larry Ossowski | |
| 12:05 | Maryland | Kevin Reed connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Flynn | 53-37 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Brian Closson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 11:44 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Fred Schrantz | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Catania (fresh) PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Maryland | A charge is called on Donald Ayres - foul #3 on Donald Ayres, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Goll (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) Kevin Reed, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Buzard (SF) Travis Catania | |
| 11:18 | Clemson | Brian Closson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronald Phillips | 53-40 |
| 10:54 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-40 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | Brian Closson snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Brian Closson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 10:36 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:22 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:14 | Clemson | James Flynn is called for the reach on Thomas Buzard - foul #1 on James Flynn, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Alfred Byrd (PF) Donald Ayres, James Goll, Christopher Puleo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (PG), Daniel Vegas (PF) Brian Closson, David Richardson | |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Christopher Puleo (PF) James Flynn, Fred Schrantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:49 | Maryland | Donald Ayres misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Reed | 56-40 |
| 09:34 | Maryland | Donald Ayres connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Workman | 59-40 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard banks in the layup | 59-42 |
| 08:59 | Maryland | Donald Ayres clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-42 |
| 08:57 | Maryland | Christopher Puleo hits the follow up shot | 61-42 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard travels with the ball | 61-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Darrell Tanaka (SF), Fred Schrantz (PF), James Goll (C) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Christopher Puleo, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Sperry (SG), Travis Catania (SF) Ronald Phillips, Thomas Buzard | |
| 08:15 | Maryland | James Flynn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 61-42 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-42 |
| 08:01 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 07:35 | Maryland | James Flynn misses badly on a runner from the left block | 61-42 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Workman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Tanaka (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Goll (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Larry Ossowski (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sperry (fresh) SF - Travis Catania (fresh) PF - Daniel Vegas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-42 |
| 07:22 | Maryland | Richard Workman grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 07:08 | Maryland | James Goll is fouled on the floor by Travis Catania - foul #2 on Travis Catania, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Kevin Reed (SF) Richard Workman, Darrell Tanaka | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (PG), Ronald Phillips (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), David Richardson (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) Larry Ossowski, Frank Sperry, Travis Catania, Daniel Vegas, Herbert Metheny | |
| 07:08 | Maryland | James Goll misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Brian Closson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-42 |
| 06:48 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to David Richardson | 61-42 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Brian Closson is fouled on the floor by Fred Schrantz as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Fred Schrantz, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Puleo (PF) James Goll | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 05:55 | Maryland | Thomas Buzard steals the ball from James Flynn | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips jams it set up by Thomas Buzard | 61-47 |
| 05:46 | Maryland | Kevin Reed comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-47 |
| 05:45 | Maryland | Kevin Reed hits the follow up shot | 63-47 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Richardson | 63-49 |
| 05:03 | Maryland | Kevin Reed drills a floater from the right wing set up by James Flynn | 65-49 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie can't connect on a shot from the left side | 65-49 |
| 04:50 | Maryland | Kevin Reed pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Woodie - foul #5 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), James Goll (PF), Alfred Byrd (C) Donald Ayres, Christopher Puleo, Fred Schrantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (SG), Daniel Vegas (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Ronald Phillips, David Richardson, Benjamin Woodie | |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 04:30 | Maryland | Kevin Reed misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 04:28 | Maryland | James Goll hits the follow up shot | 67-49 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard is fouled on the floor by Richard Workman - foul #3 on Richard Workman, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Puleo (PF) Kevin Reed | |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Sperry (SG), Travis Catania (SF), David Richardson (PF) Larry Ossowski, Thomas Buzard, Daniel Vegas | |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Frank Sperry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-49 |
| 03:58 | Maryland | James Goll grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | James Flynn's pass is intercepted by Herbert Metheny | 67-49 |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Alfred Byrd swats the dunk try by Herbert Metheny | 67-49 |
| 03:43 | Maryland | James Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Herbert Metheny - foul #4 on Herbert Metheny, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Fred Schrantz (C) James Flynn, Christopher Puleo | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Alfred Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Donald Ayres (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Workman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Goll (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. PF - Alfred Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Schrantz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sperry (fresh) SF - Travis Catania (fresh) PF - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Brian Closson loses the dribble to Donald Ayres | 69-49 |
| 02:55 | Maryland | Brian Closson is called for the reach on Donald Ayres - foul #1 on Brian Closson, team foul #11 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | James Flynn (SG), Kevin Reed (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) Richard Workman, James Goll, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG) Frank Sperry | |
| 02:55 | Maryland | Donald Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:55 | Maryland | Donald Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Clemson | David Richardson double dribbles | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Maryland | Donald Ayres can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-49 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Herbert Metheny snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | David Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Workman (PG), James Goll (SF), Alfred Byrd (PF) Donald Ayres, Kevin Reed, Christopher Puleo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (PG) Brian Closson | |
| 01:51 | Maryland | James Flynn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Herbert Metheny | 71-49 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz is fouled on the floor by Larry Ossowski - foul #2 on Larry Ossowski, team foul #12 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Ayres (PG), Kevin Reed (SF), Christopher Puleo (PF) Richard Workman, James Goll, Alfred Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (PG) Larry Ossowski | |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Richardson | 71-49 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Travis Catania can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Travis Catania tips it but misses | 71-49 |
| 00:52 | Maryland | Kevin Reed snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Fred Schrantz misses the dunk attempt | 71-49 |
| 00:31 | Maryland | Donald Ayres tips it back up and in | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Brian Closson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-49 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Herbert Metheny snags the offensive board | 73-49 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Donald Ayres steals the ball from Brian Closson | 73-49 |
| 00:17 | Maryland | Kevin Reed hits the finger roll set up by Donald Ayres | 75-49 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Travis Catania is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Travis Catania, team foul #13 | 75-49 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Donald Ayres runs out the clock | 75-49 |