| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Richards (fresh) SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Payne | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Vaughn | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 19:01 | Maryland | Jeffery Bennett is called for the reach on Brian Sheets - foul #1 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffery Bennett - foul #2 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Graham - foul #1 on Steven Graham, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG) Clifford Vaughn | |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:03 | Maryland | Darrel Payne lays it up and in | 28-33 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | William Lloyd drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:39 | Maryland | Steven Gray loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), John Pearson (SF), John Pippin (PF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, George Steib, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Clifford Vaughn (SF), Denver Able (C) Steven Graham, Joe Richards, Brian Sheets | |
| 17:30 | Clemson | John Pippin is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Pippin, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 17:25 | Maryland | Robert Tatham is hacked by Terry Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Cox, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (PG) Terry Cox | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:01 | Maryland | Denver Able hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dante Tucker - foul #2 on Dante Tucker, team foul #5 | 31-33 |
| 17:01 | Maryland | Denver Able makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Maryland | Denver Able makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:32 | Clemson | William Lloyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | Clemson | Dante Tucker hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Maryland | Robert Tatham is hacked by John Pippin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pippin, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (PF) John Pippin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Brian Sheets (PF) Darrel Payne | |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn buries a shot in the paint | 33-37 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers's floater is tipped away by Brian Sheets | 33-37 |
| 15:48 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Lloyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Douglas (fresh) C - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brian Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Denver Able (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Maryland | Robert Tatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), George Steib (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ricky Chalmers, John Pearson, Kevin Douglas, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Joe Richards (SG), Darrel Payne (PF) Robert Tatham, Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 15:10 | Clemson | William Lloyd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | George Steib can't tip it in | 33-37 |
| 15:08 | Maryland | Brian Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:40 | Maryland | Darrel Payne misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Reinmiller - foul #3 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #7 | 33-37 |
| 14:40 | Maryland | Darrel Payne makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:40 | Maryland | Darrel Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Brian Sheets swats the dunk try by Jeffery Bennett | 33-39 |
| 14:18 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Joe Richards is hacked by Daniel Reinmiller - foul #4 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #8 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Steven Gray (SG), Denver Able (C) Steven Graham, Clifford Vaughn, Brian Sheets | |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | George Steib snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dante Tucker | 35-39 |
| 13:05 | Maryland | Denver Able hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Terry Cox snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Dante Tucker misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-39 |
| 12:40 | Maryland | Joe Richards snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:27 | Maryland | Robert Tatham drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Gray | 35-42 |
| 12:00 | Clemson | Denver Able picks off the pass by Dante Tucker | 35-42 |
| 11:35 | Maryland | Robert Tatham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Bennett - foul #3 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #9 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), John Pearson (SF), John Pippin (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ricky Chalmers, Jeffery Bennett, George Steib, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (SF), Brian Sheets (C) Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 11:35 | Maryland | Robert Tatham makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:35 | Maryland | Robert Tatham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | John Pippin pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lloyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - John Pippin (fresh) 4 pf. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Richards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darrel Payne (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | William Lloyd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 11:13 | Maryland | Brian Sheets gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:11 | Maryland | Joe Richards is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF) Robert Tatham | |
| 10:45 | Clemson | Terry Cox is denied on a layup by Darrel Payne | 35-43 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | Darrel Payne gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Joe Richards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), Kevin Douglas (PF) John Pearson, John Pippin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG), Denver Able (C) Joe Richards, Darrel Payne | |
| 09:35 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the shot from the right block | 35-43 |
| 09:33 | Maryland | Denver Able tips it in | 35-45 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Terry Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Lloyd and he's fouled by Clifford Vaughn - foul #2 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG) Steven Graham | |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:04 | Maryland | Terry Cox takes the ball from Clifford Vaughn in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | Robert Tatham picks off the pass by Terry Cox | 38-45 |
| 08:21 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Dante Tucker snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 07:54 | Maryland | Denver Able pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 07:52 | Maryland | Robert Tatham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), John Pearson (SF), George Steib (PF), John Pippin (C) Ricky Chalmers, Jeffery Bennett, Kevin Douglas, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SG), Darrel Payne (PF) Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Terry Cox drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 07:10 | Maryland | Robert Tatham can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-45 |
| 07:09 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lloyd (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - George Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pippin (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Richards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Clifford Vaughn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Brian Sheets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:51 | Maryland | Darrel Payne is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Clifford Vaughn | 40-47 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | John Pippin misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Cox | 40-47 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | William Lloyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Terry Cox, John Pearson, John Pippin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Steven Gray (SG) Robert Tatham, Clifford Vaughn | |
| 06:19 | Maryland | Daniel Reinmiller steps in front of the Joe Richards pass in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Steven Gray - foul #2 on Steven Gray, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Steven Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dante Tucker (PF) George Steib | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:46 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Chalmers | 46-47 |
| 05:21 | Maryland | Darrel Payne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Darrel Payne, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG) William Lloyd | |
| Subs | Maryland | Denver Able (C) Brian Sheets | |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Terry Cox is hacked by Darrel Payne - foul #3 on Darrel Payne, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (PF) Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:36 | Clemson | George Steib misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrel Payne - foul #4 on Darrel Payne, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SF), Dante Tucker (C) Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Brian Sheets (C) Joe Richards, Darrel Payne | |
| 04:36 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | George Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:36 | Maryland | Denver Able snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Steven Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Tucker - foul #3 on Dante Tucker, team foul #10 | 47-47 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Steven Gray misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Steven Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 04:13 | Maryland | Denver Able pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:09 | Maryland | Steven Graham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | George Steib pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Terry Cox's pass is intercepted by Steven Graham | 47-48 |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | The rebound goes to George Steib | 47-48 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Dante Tucker snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Chalmers (tiring) 12 pts. SF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - George Steib (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denver Able (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Sheets (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Terry Cox | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Maryland | Steven Graham is hacked by Terry Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Cox, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), John Pippin (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ricky Chalmers, John Pearson, George Steib, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Joe Richards (SG), Darrel Payne (PF) Steven Gray, Clifford Vaughn, Brian Sheets | |
| 02:45 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:45 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 02:14 | Maryland | Denver Able gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Bennett - foul #4 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #12 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (PF) John Pippin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Brian Sheets (C) Robert Tatham, Denver Able | |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Brian Sheets - foul #1 on Brian Sheets, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:39 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 01:35 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 01:33 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 00:47 | Maryland | Joe Richards is fouled on the floor by William Lloyd - foul #2 on William Lloyd, team foul #13 | 51-50 |
| 00:47 | Maryland | Joe Richards makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:47 | Maryland | Joe Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Clifford Vaughn is called for the reach on Jeffery Bennett - foul #3 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:15 | Maryland | Joe Richards dunks the ball on a great pass from Steven Graham | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses short on a fullcourt shot | 55-54 |