| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Eugene Graddy (fresh) SG - Derek Tassone (fresh) SF - Jared Farmer (fresh) PF - Frank Apperson (fresh) C - Norman Pletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) PF - Edward Simons (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Jared Farmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Maryland | Frank Apperson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | NC State | Mathew Doby is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Graddy - foul #1 on Eugene Graddy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Joseph Kovach can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Norman Pletcher - foul #1 on Norman Pletcher, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher lays it in on a nice dish by Derek Tassone | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Kovach | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher's floater is tipped away by Kevin Hitch | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Kevin Hitch tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jimmy Lam (PF) Frank Apperson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jimmy Lam | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Eugene Graddy is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 16:21 | Maryland | Edward Simons blocks the short jumper by Norman Pletcher | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 15:58 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Eugene Graddy (fairly fresh) SG - Derek Tassone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Farmer (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Lam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Pletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (SG) Eugene Graddy | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jimmy Lam swats the short shot by Bobby Stanley | 3-4 |
| 15:15 | NC State | Dwayne Tart tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Stanley - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Douglas Rountree (SF), Frank Apperson (PF) Jared Farmer, Jimmy Lam | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Dwayne Tart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | Maryland | Frank Apperson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 4-6 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Charles Ross misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Apperson - foul #1 on Frank Apperson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Graddy (PG) Derek Tassone | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| 14:33 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:23 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 14:21 | Maryland | Frank Apperson tips it in | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Dwayne Tart knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:42 | Maryland | Douglas Rountree clanks a jumper in the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Mathew Doby pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Douglas Rountree takes the ball from Mathew Doby in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 13:37 | Maryland | Eugene Graddy lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Rountree | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Frank Apperson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Apperson, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Glenn Marcell (SG), Jared Farmer (SF), Jimmy Lam (PF) Justin Sweet, Douglas Rountree, Frank Apperson | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| 13:04 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Norman Pletcher | 8-10 |
| 12:54 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 12:51 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Farmer | 8-10 |
| 12:33 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derek Tassone (PG), Douglas Rountree (SF), Larry Hirsch (PF), John Summers (C) Eugene Graddy, Jared Farmer, Jimmy Lam, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| 12:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is open and scores on a shot from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 11:53 | Maryland | John Summers can't connect on a floater from the right side | 8-12 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derek Tassone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Marcell (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Rountree (fresh) PF - Larry Hirsch (fresh) C - John Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:31 | Maryland | Douglas Rountree pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:12 | Maryland | Douglas Rountree is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (SG), Jared Farmer (SF), Jimmy Lam (PF) Glenn Marcell, Douglas Rountree, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Charles Ross | |
| 10:58 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam's layup is rejected by Dwayne Tart | 8-12 |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | The jump hook by Larry Hirsch is blocked by Kevin Hitch | 8-12 |
| 10:51 | Maryland | Justin Sweet tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Edward Simons hits the finger roll set up by Dragan Ciesielski | 10-14 |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Bobby Stanley's pass is intercepted by Jared Farmer | 10-14 |
| 09:33 | Maryland | Derek Tassone hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Dwayne Tart buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dragan Ciesielski | 12-17 |
| 09:17 | Maryland | Derek Tassone is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Graddy (PG), Glenn Marcell (SG), Douglas Rountree (SF), John Summers (PF), Norman Pletcher (C) Derek Tassone, Justin Sweet, Jared Farmer, Jimmy Lam, Larry Hirsch | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Charles Ross (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| 09:08 | Maryland | Mathew Doby picks off the pass by Douglas Rountree | 12-17 |
| 09:06 | NC State | Joseph Kovach loses the dribble to Eugene Graddy in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 09:05 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell banks in the layup set up by Eugene Graddy | 14-17 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Dwayne Tart hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Kovach | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Summers | 16-20 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Joseph Kovach gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 08:00 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Norman Pletcher | 16-20 |
| 07:47 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Joseph Kovach grabs the board | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Eugene Graddy (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Marcell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Rountree (fairly fresh) PF - John Summers (fairly fresh) C - Norman Pletcher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (tiring) 4 pts. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Edward Simons is fouled on the floor by Glenn Marcell - foul #1 on Glenn Marcell, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (SG), Jared Farmer (SF), Jimmy Lam (PF) Glenn Marcell, Douglas Rountree, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Jared Farmer picks off the pass by Charles Ross | 16-20 |
| 06:57 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derek Tassone (PG), Larry Hirsch (PF) Eugene Graddy, Jimmy Lam | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Mathew Doby, Kevin Hitch | |
| 06:57 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:57 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Charles Ross hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Kovach and he's fouled by Norman Pletcher - foul #2 on Norman Pletcher, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jimmy Lam (PF) Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Joseph Kovach, Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:36 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Justin Sweet | 17-22 |
| 06:23 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #3 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Kevin Hitch | |
| 06:23 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Tassone - foul #1 on Derek Tassone, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Bobby Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Bobby Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch misses the shot near the basket | 20-24 |
| 06:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Simons | 20-24 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins can't tip it in | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 05:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 20-24 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Bobby Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Graddy (PG), Glenn Marcell (SG), Douglas Rountree (SF), Norman Pletcher (C) Derek Tassone, Justin Sweet, Jared Farmer, Larry Hirsch | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski | |
| 04:44 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Graddy | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Eugene Graddy is called for the reach on Mathew Doby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Graddy, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | Joseph Kovach steals the ball from Glenn Marcell | 23-24 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Charles Ross banks in the layup on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 23-26 |
| 03:52 | Maryland | The 3pt attempt by Glenn Marcell is denied by Edward Simons | 23-26 |
| 03:51 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam tips it in | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Glenn Marcell is called for the reach on Joseph Kovach in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Marcell, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derek Tassone (SG), Jared Farmer (SF), John Summers (PF) Glenn Marcell, Douglas Rountree, Jimmy Lam | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:49 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jared Farmer | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Eugene Graddy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Tassone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Farmer (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Summers (fresh) C - Norman Pletcher (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Simons (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ross (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Maryland | John Summers's pass is intercepted by Douglas Hopkins | 25-26 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 25-28 |
| 03:03 | Maryland | John Summers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (SG), Larry Hirsch (C) Derek Tassone, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby | |
| 03:03 | Maryland | John Summers misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:03 | Maryland | John Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-28 |
| 02:45 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:42 | Maryland | Eugene Graddy double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Douglas Rountree (SF), Jimmy Lam (PF) Jared Farmer, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:26 | NC State | Edward Simons drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Stanley and he's fouled by Jimmy Lam - foul #1 on Jimmy Lam, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Jimmy Lam scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Graddy | 27-31 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski is fouled on the floor by Eugene Graddy - foul #3 on Eugene Graddy, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derek Tassone (PG), Norman Pletcher (C) Eugene Graddy, Jimmy Lam | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Edward Simons | |
| 01:52 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:31 | Maryland | Douglas Hopkins swats the dunk try by Derek Tassone | 27-33 |
| 01:29 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch double dribbles | 27-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jared Farmer (SF) Douglas Rountree | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Kovach | 27-35 |
| 00:37 | Maryland | Larry Hirsch travels with the ball | 27-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jimmy Lam (PF), John Summers (C) Larry Hirsch, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Mathew Doby clanks a jumper from the left block | 27-35 |
| 00:06 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Kovach | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Dwayne Tart blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Mathew Doby tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Justin Sweet misses the fullcourt shot | 27-37 |