| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SG - Steven Mann (fresh) SF - Justin Phillips (fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fresh) SG - Desmond Moore (fresh) SF - Peter Martindale (fresh) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Patrick Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Justin Phillips is called for the reach on Desmond Moore - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | John Muller drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Martindale | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Maryland | John Muller steals it from Steven Mann in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Muller | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Justin Phillips | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Maryland | Steven Mann misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Maryland | Andrew Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Maryland | Steven Mann jams it | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Desmond Moore, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (SF), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Justin Phillips, Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SF), Dan Johnson (PF) Peter Martindale, Ernest Hoffman | |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd is hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #2 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Johnson (PG) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (SF), Dean Dailey (C) Desmond Moore, Patrick Taylor | |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Alfred Johnson and the foul's on Dean Dailey - foul #1 on Dean Dailey, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG) Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG) John Muller | |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | Maryland | Andrew Jones is hacked by Ronald Middlebrook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Middlebrook, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Porter (C) Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:23 | Maryland | Kevin Porter buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dean Dailey - foul #2 on Dean Dailey, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Phillips (PG), Eugene Benfer (PF) Andrew Jones, Timothy Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Philip Ford, Dean Dailey | |
| 16:23 | Maryland | Kevin Porter makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Desmond Moore | 9-10 |
| 15:46 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Justin Phillips (fresh) SG - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lavallie (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) C - Kevin Porter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ronald Middlebrook (fresh) SG - Desmond Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Buck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Dan Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dan Johnson, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Steven Mann (SG), Michael Shepherd (C) Alfred Johnson, Edward Lavallie, Kevin Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Ronald Middlebrook, Phillip Buck, Dan Johnson | |
| 15:17 | Maryland | Steven Mann misses badly on a floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on John Muller - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (SG) Desmond Moore | |
| 14:57 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-10 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman tips it home | 12-12 |
| 14:40 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 14:25 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 14:03 | Maryland | Steven Mann tips it home | 14-12 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fairbanks - foul #1 on Timothy Fairbanks, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Johnson (SG), Eugene Benfer (PF), Kevin Porter (C) Justin Phillips, Timothy Fairbanks, Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Phillip Buck (SF), Dan Johnson (C) John Muller, Philip Ford, Peter Martindale, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore loses the dribble to Kevin Porter | 14-12 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Steven Mann's pass is intercepted by Desmond Moore | 14-12 |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Johnson - foul #1 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (SF), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Steven Mann, Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG) Ronald Middlebrook | |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 17-14 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | John Muller tips it in | 17-16 |
| 11:55 | Maryland | Kevin Porter buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Jones and he's fouled by Ernest Hoffman - foul #1 on Ernest Hoffman, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Mann (SG), Eugene Benfer (PF) Alfred Johnson, Timothy Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Philip Ford (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) John Muller, Desmond Moore, Phillip Buck, Ernest Hoffman | |
| 11:55 | Maryland | Kevin Porter makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Phillips (PG), Michael Shepherd (C) Andrew Jones, Kevin Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Justin Phillips (fresh) SG - Steven Mann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Lavallie (fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ronald Middlebrook (fresh) SG - Philip Ford (fresh) SF - Peter Martindale (fresh) PF - Dan Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Palmer (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Maryland | Steven Mann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG) Edward Lavallie | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:18 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Middlebrook | 20-19 |
| 10:49 | Maryland | Justin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Beals (PF) Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Phillip Buck (SG), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Ronald Middlebrook, Peter Martindale, Dan Johnson | |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Hoffman, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Johnson (PG), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Andrew Jones, Steven Beals | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (PF) Ernest Hoffman | |
| 10:13 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Palmer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Palmer, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (SF) Justin Phillips | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (SF) Philip Ford | |
| 10:13 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:13 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 09:52 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:50 | Maryland | John Muller is called for the reach on Alfred Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #11 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG) Phillip Buck | |
| 09:50 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:50 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 09:38 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 23-19 |
| 09:21 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Lavallie | 25-19 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Desmond Moore | 25-21 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Shepherd, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Justin Phillips (SF), Eugene Benfer (PF), Kevin Porter (C) Alfred Johnson, Edward Lavallie, Timothy Fairbanks, Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Phillip Buck (SG), Peter Martindale (SF) John Muller, Desmond Moore, Ronald Middlebrook | |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Andrew Jones steals it from Peter Martindale | 25-21 |
| 08:25 | Maryland | Peter Martindale steps in front of the Steven Mann pass in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 08:10 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 08:08 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Andrew Jones is hacked by Peter Martindale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Martindale, team foul #12 | 25-21 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson can't throw it down | 27-21 |
| 07:49 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 07:20 | Maryland | Justin Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right block | 27-21 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale grabs the board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Andrew Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mann (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Porter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Buck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Martindale (fairly fresh) PF - Dan Johnson (tired) C - Jeffrey Palmer (tiring) | |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-21 |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Kevin Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer is fouled on the floor by Dan Johnson - foul #2 on Dan Johnson, team foul #13 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Johnson (SG), Edward Lavallie (SF), Michael Shepherd (C) Steven Mann, Justin Phillips, Kevin Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Patrick Taylor (C) Philip Ford, Phillip Buck, Dan Johnson | |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 06:40 | Wake Forest | Edward Lavallie steps in front of the Desmond Moore pass | 28-21 |
| 06:37 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Beals (PF) Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Dean Dailey (PF) Peter Martindale, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Middlebrook | 28-23 |
| 06:13 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | John Muller is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Steven Beals | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:47 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-23 |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:58 | Maryland | Dean Dailey blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Alfred Johnson | 28-23 |
| 04:57 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:42 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #3 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #14 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Mann (SG), Justin Phillips (SF), Eugene Benfer (PF), Kevin Porter (C) Andrew Jones, Edward Lavallie, Timothy Fairbanks, Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SG), Philip Ford (SF), Dan Johnson (PF) Desmond Moore, Ronald Middlebrook, Patrick Taylor | |
| 04:42 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | John Muller buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Phillip Buck | 30-25 |
| 04:08 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey clanks a runner from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | Kevin Porter snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 03:25 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 03:18 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Alfred Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Buck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Johnson (tired) C - Dean Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Philip Ford is called for the reach on Justin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Ford, team foul #15 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Timothy Fairbanks (PF), Michael Shepherd (C) Alfred Johnson, Eugene Benfer, Kevin Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Philip Ford, Dan Johnson | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Justin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Justin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Buck | 32-27 |
| 02:59 | Maryland | Steven Mann double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Peter Martindale (SF) John Muller, Phillip Buck | |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (SF) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:27 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd scores on a runner from the right block set up by Steven Mann | 34-29 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Shepherd - foul #2 on Michael Shepherd, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Porter (PF) Timothy Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:46 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd drills a jumper from the right block | 36-30 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alfred Johnson (PG), Steven Beals (PF) Edward Lavallie, Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Phillip Buck (SF) Ronald Middlebrook, Peter Martindale | |
| 01:11 | Maryland | Alfred Johnson is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Benfer (PF) Kevin Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (SF) Desmond Moore | |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 00:50 | Maryland | Steven Mann snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:31 | Maryland | Steven Mann misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Ford - foul #2 on Philip Ford, team foul #16 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Shepherd (C) Steven Beals | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) John Muller, Dean Dailey | |
| 00:31 | Maryland | Steven Mann misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:31 | Maryland | Steven Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (SF), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Justin Phillips, Eugene Benfer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Desmond Moore (SG) Philip Ford, Phillip Buck | |
| 00:01 | Maryland | The short jumper by Michael Shepherd is denied by Jeffrey Palmer | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman gets the rebound | 37-30 |