| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (fresh) SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Hopkins (fresh) PF - Leo Clark (fresh) C - Harry Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Kevin Crouch (fresh) SG - Long Wang (fresh) SF - Thomas Gill (fresh) PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fresh) C - Marvin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga knocks in the runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | NC State | The jumper by Albert Hopkins is denied by Thomas Gill | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Maryland | Long Wang grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga's dunk attempt is rejected by Harry Kerr | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Robert Stocker makes the wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Harry Kerr | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Maryland | A charge is called on Marvin Johnson - foul #1 on Marvin Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Kevin Crouch is called for the reach on Robert Stocker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Crouch, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Leo Clark grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the wide open jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Maryland | Thomas Gill is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Long Wang | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Albert Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Leo Clark tips it home | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson loses the dribble to Michael Phillips in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Michael Phillips misses the lay-in | 6-7 |
| 17:01 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Kevin Crouch | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Long Wang is fouled on the floor by Michael Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Phillips, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Alan Dempsey (C) Albert Hopkins, Leo Clark, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Christensen (PG), Eugene Benfield (SG), Douglas Robinson (SF), Gary Little (PF), Floyd White (C) Kevin Crouch, Long Wang, Thomas Gill, Lutalo Alvarenga, Marvin Johnson | |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Floyd White misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Alan Dempsey - foul #1 on Alan Dempsey, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Floyd White misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Floyd White makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Michael Phillips's pass is intercepted by Robert Christensen | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Maryland | Robert Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 15:45 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Gary Little - foul #1 on Gary Little, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Leo Clark (PF), Harry Kerr (C) Jeffrey Frias, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Gill (SF), Vincent Welty (C) Gary Little, Floyd White | |
| 15:45 | NC State | Robert Stocker makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:45 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:45 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Douglas Robinson | 7-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Hadden (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Hopkins (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Christensen (fresh) SG - Eugene Benfield (fresh) SF - Thomas Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Robinson (fresh) C - Vincent Welty (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Maryland | Eugene Benfield is hacked by Frederick Hadden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Diggs (PG), Long Wang (SG) Robert Christensen, Eugene Benfield | |
| 15:33 | Maryland | Thomas Gill buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Diggs | 7-11 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Leo Clark can't connect on a shot near the basket | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Vincent Welty snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 15:04 | Maryland | Albert Hopkins is called for the reach on Thomas Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) Douglas Robinson | |
| 14:59 | Maryland | Long Wang hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Diggs | 7-14 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Frederick Hadden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Leo Clark gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Harry Kerr is fouled on the floor by Vincent Welty - foul #1 on Vincent Welty, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Alan Dempsey (C) Frederick Hadden, Leo Clark, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Christensen (PG), Eugene Benfield (SG), Gary Little (PF), Floyd White (C) John Diggs, Long Wang, Lutalo Alvarenga, Vincent Welty | |
| 14:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Little - foul #2 on Gary Little, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Douglas Robinson (SF), Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) Thomas Gill, Gary Little | |
| 14:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:40 | Maryland | Floyd White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 13:38 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Albert Hopkins scores on a floater from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 13:12 | Maryland | Eugene Benfield is hacked by Michael Phillips - foul #2 on Michael Phillips, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG), Leo Clark (PF), Harry Kerr (C) Michael Phillips, Albert Hopkins, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Crouch (PG), Thomas Gill (SF), Marvin Johnson (C) Robert Christensen, Lutalo Alvarenga, Floyd White | |
| 13:04 | Maryland | Thomas Gill misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 13:03 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 10-18 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Eugene Benfield takes the ball from Jeffrey Frias in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 12:44 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson is fouled on the floor by Leo Clark - foul #1 on Leo Clark, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Long Wang (SG) Eugene Benfield | |
| 12:33 | Maryland | Thomas Gill can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | Maryland | Long Wang tips it in | 10-20 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Leo Clark hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Hadden | 12-20 |
| 11:55 | Maryland | Long Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Frederick Hadden pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is hacked by Thomas Gill - foul #1 on Thomas Gill, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF), Alan Dempsey (C) Jeffrey Frias, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Diggs (PG), Robert Christensen (SG), Lutalo Alvarenga (PF), Floyd White (C) Kevin Crouch, Long Wang, Douglas Robinson, Marvin Johnson | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tired) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Hadden (tiring) SF - Albert Hopkins (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Leo Clark (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Dempsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Diggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Christensen (fresh) SF - Thomas Gill (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd White (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:08 | NC State | Frederick Hadden comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 11:07 | Maryland | Floyd White gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Floyd White is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Diggs | 12-22 |
| 10:52 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Benfield (SG), Douglas Robinson (SF) John Diggs, Thomas Gill | |
| 10:49 | NC State | Robert Stocker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stocker, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| 10:37 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson knocks in the floater from close range set up by Eugene Benfield | 12-24 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Robert Christensen picks off the pass by Robert Stocker in the backcourt | 12-24 |
| 10:22 | Maryland | Robert Christensen makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lutalo Alvarenga | 12-26 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Eugene Benfield steps in front of the Robert Stocker pass in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Eugene Benfield lays it in | 12-28 |
| 10:00 | NC State | The short jumper by Harry Kerr is denied by Douglas Robinson | 12-28 |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Floyd White snags the defensive board | 12-28 |
| 09:52 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lutalo Alvarenga, team foul #7 | 12-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PG) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Crouch (PG), Thomas Gill (SF) Douglas Robinson, Floyd White | |
| 09:23 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the jumper in the paint | 14-28 |
| 09:19 | Maryland | Eugene Benfield loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Leo Clark (PF) Frederick Hadden, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | Long Wang (SG), Douglas Robinson (PF), Marvin Johnson (C) Eugene Benfield, Lutalo Alvarenga, Robert Christensen | |
| 09:00 | NC State | Thomas Gill steals the ball from Robert Stocker | 14-28 |
| 08:56 | Maryland | Thomas Gill banks in the layup | 14-30 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-30 |
| 08:28 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Marvin Johnson | 14-30 |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stocker - foul #2 on Robert Stocker, team foul #8 | 14-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG), Harry Kerr (C) Robert Stocker, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Floyd White (PF), Vincent Welty (C) Thomas Gill, Marvin Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Harry Kerr snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Frederick Hadden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 08:01 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson grabs the board | 14-30 |
| 07:45 | Maryland | Floyd White misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 14-30 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Harry Kerr snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Leo Clark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Hadden | 16-30 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Frias (tired) SG - Frederick Hadden (tired) SF - Albert Hopkins (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Leo Clark (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Kevin Crouch (tiring) SG - Long Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Welty (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-30 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Harry Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Albert Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Frederick Hadden grabs the offensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Leo Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-30 |
| 06:21 | Maryland | Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 06:17 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Welty | 16-32 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses the dunk attempt | 16-32 |
| 05:51 | Maryland | Vincent Welty gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 05:33 | Maryland | Floyd White is hacked by Albert Hopkins - foul #2 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #9 | 16-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Alan Dempsey (PF) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Christensen (PG), Eugene Benfield (SG), Thomas Gill (SF), Marvin Johnson (C) Kevin Crouch, Long Wang, Douglas Robinson, Vincent Welty | |
| 05:33 | Maryland | Floyd White makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 05:33 | Maryland | Floyd White makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Eugene Benfield takes the ball from Harry Kerr | 16-34 |
| 04:50 | Maryland | Floyd White makes the wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Johnson | 16-36 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Robert Christensen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Frias in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Christensen, team foul #8 | 16-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) Floyd White | |
| 04:48 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias misses the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 04:48 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga hits the finger roll set up by Marvin Johnson and he's hacked by Alan Dempsey - foul #2 on Alan Dempsey, team foul #10 | 16-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Leo Clark (PF) Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga makes the free throw | 16-39 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Harry Kerr connects on the jumper in the lane | 18-39 |
| 04:13 | Maryland | Robert Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Hadden - foul #2 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #11 | 18-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Diggs (PG) Marvin Johnson | |
| 04:13 | Maryland | Robert Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 04:13 | Maryland | Robert Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Michael Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-41 |
| 03:51 | Maryland | Thomas Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 03:38 | Maryland | John Diggs misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-41 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Frederick Hadden grabs the board | 18-41 |
| 03:37 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 18-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Alan Dempsey (C) Frederick Hadden, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | Marvin Johnson (C) Robert Christensen | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Leo Clark connects on the turnaround from the left block | 20-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Hopkins (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Leo Clark (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Dempsey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Diggs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Benfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Diggs is fouled on the floor by Robert Stocker - foul #3 on Robert Stocker, team foul #12 | 20-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (PG) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Long Wang (SG), Gary Little (PF) Eugene Benfield, Lutalo Alvarenga | |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Gary Little takes the ball from Frederick Hadden | 20-43 |
| 02:19 | Maryland | John Diggs hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Gill | 20-45 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Frederick Hadden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Diggs - foul #1 on John Diggs, team foul #9 | 20-45 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Christensen (PG), Douglas Robinson (SF), Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) John Diggs, Thomas Gill, Gary Little | |
| 02:14 | NC State | Frederick Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 20-45 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson is hacked by Albert Hopkins - foul #3 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #13 | 21-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (SF) Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Benfield (SG) Long Wang | |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-46 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga snags the offensive board | 21-46 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Robert Christensen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lutalo Alvarenga | 21-49 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Michael Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Crouch (PG) Marvin Johnson | |
| 01:16 | Maryland | Michael Phillips steals the ball from Lutalo Alvarenga | 21-49 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Frederick Hadden's pass is intercepted by Eugene Benfield in the backcourt | 21-49 |
| 01:12 | Maryland | Eugene Benfield lays it up and in | 21-51 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses short on a jumper from the right side | 21-51 |
| 00:47 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 21-51 |
| 00:44 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch is hacked by Michael Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Phillips, team foul #14 | 21-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Long Wang (SG), Thomas Gill (SF), Gary Little (PF), Floyd White (C) Eugene Benfield, Douglas Robinson, Lutalo Alvarenga, Robert Christensen | |
| 00:44 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 21-52 |
| 00:44 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 21-53 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is hacked by Floyd White - foul #1 on Floyd White, team foul #10 | 21-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Leo Clark (PF) Michael Phillips, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 22-53 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-53 |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Floyd White misses the jumper from close range | 23-53 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Little | 23-53 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | The clock runs out | 23-53 |