| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Heckstall (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | John Phillips inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:52 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 19:27 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Phillips | 27-25 |
| 19:07 | Maryland | Brian Harper picks off the pass by Steven Graham in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | John Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 19:00 | Maryland | Darrel Payne pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:35 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-25 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | John Phillips gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe buries a floater from the right side | 29-25 |
| 17:49 | Maryland | Kenneth Taylor blocks the jumper by Clifford Vaughn | 29-25 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | John Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Clifford Vaughn is called for the reach on Kenneth Taylor - foul #2 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Brian Sheets is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #1 on Brian Sheets, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Steven Gray (SG) Steven Graham, Clifford Vaughn | |
| 17:14 | Florida State | John Phillips is fouled on the floor by Joe Richards - foul #1 on Joe Richards, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Denver Able (C) Darrel Payne | |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Phillips | 31-25 |
| 16:35 | Maryland | Robert Tatham clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 16:34 | Maryland | Joe Richards hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | John Phillips can't finish the layup | 31-27 |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon tips it in | 33-27 |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF) John Phillips, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Clifford Vaughn (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Robert Tatham, Joe Richards, Denver Able | |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Grider (fresh) PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Sheets (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 15:30 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Brian Sheets | 33-28 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Brian Sheets hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Steven Graham | 33-30 |
| 14:52 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall loses the dribble to Clifford Vaughn | 33-30 |
| 14:31 | Maryland | Steven Gray is hacked by Walter Heckstall - foul #1 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Plank (C) Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Maryland | Denver Able (C) Brian Sheets | |
| 14:09 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Brandon Plank - foul #2 on Brandon Plank, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), John Phillips (SF) Brian Harper, Brian Grider | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SG) Steven Gray | |
| 14:09 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:09 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:56 | Florida State | Jared Runkle double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG) Clifford Vaughn | |
| 13:33 | Maryland | Joe Richards hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 33-32 |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Denver Able tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 13:07 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Joe Richards - foul #2 on Joe Richards, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG), Kenneth Dixon (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG) Steven Graham | |
| 12:41 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon buries a floater near the basket set up by John Phillips | 35-34 |
| 12:24 | Maryland | Walter Heckstall takes the ball from Robert Tatham | 35-34 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | John Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Tatham - foul #2 on Robert Tatham, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG) Jared Runkle, Bryon Griffin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Brian Sheets (PF) Joe Richards, Darrel Payne | |
| 12:04 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:04 | Maryland | Brian Sheets pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Denver Able's layup is rejected by Walter Heckstall | 36-34 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | John Phillips pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Sheets (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Brian Harper clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | John Phillips snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 11:00 | Maryland | Robert Tatham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Brandon Plank (C) John Phillips, Kenneth Dixon, Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Joe Richards (SG), Darrel Payne (PF) Robert Tatham, Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Darrel Payne - foul #3 on Darrel Payne, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Brian Sheets grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 10:33 | Maryland | Steven Graham's pass is intercepted by Brian Grider | 40-34 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is called for a charge - foul #3 on Brandon Plank, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG) Thomas Wolfe | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 10:04 | Maryland | Darrel Payne scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Steven Graham | 40-36 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it in | 42-36 |
| 09:20 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Sheets | 42-38 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 08:58 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 08:32 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Grider - foul #1 on Brian Grider, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF), Walter Heckstall (C) Brian Harper, Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Steven Gray (SG), Denver Able (C) Joe Richards, Clifford Vaughn, Brian Sheets | |
| 08:32 | Maryland | Steven Graham makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:32 | Maryland | Steven Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-40 |
| 08:09 | Maryland | Steven Gray snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 07:47 | Maryland | Steven Gray buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Tatham | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Denver Able (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Florida State | John Phillips's layup is rejected by Denver Able | 44-42 |
| 07:34 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Tatham | 44-42 |
| 07:12 | Maryland | Robert Tatham buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Denver Able | 44-44 |
| 06:56 | Florida State | John Phillips connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jared Runkle | 46-44 |
| 06:51 | Maryland | Robert Tatham travels in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SF), Brian Sheets (PF) Steven Graham, Darrel Payne | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon is hacked by Joe Richards - foul #3 on Joe Richards, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Plank (C) Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:17 | Maryland | Robert Tatham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Runkle - foul #1 on Jared Runkle, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 06:17 | Maryland | Robert Tatham misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:17 | Maryland | Robert Tatham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 06:03 | Maryland | Brian Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:50 | Maryland | Joe Richards knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steven Gray | 48-47 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | John Phillips knocks in the jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 05:14 | Maryland | Brian Sheets is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dixon - foul #1 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Bryon Griffin (SG), Brian Grider (SF), Walter Heckstall (C) Jared Runkle, Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Robert Tatham, Denver Able | |
| 05:14 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:14 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Brian Sheets denies the turnaround by Kenneth Dixon | 50-49 |
| 04:54 | Maryland | Darrel Payne pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:46 | Maryland | Kenneth Dixon steals it from Brian Sheets | 50-49 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Brian Harper buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bryon Griffin | 53-49 |
| 04:12 | Maryland | Darrel Payne hits the finger roll | 53-51 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Brian Harper is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor (PF) Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Robert Tatham (SG) Joe Richards, Steven Gray | |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Steven Graham clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Grider (fresh) PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Sheets (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 03:36 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Maryland | Denver Able (C) Brian Sheets | |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Tatham - foul #3 on Robert Tatham, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG) Clifford Vaughn | |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Walter Heckstall (C) Jared Runkle, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SG), Clifford Vaughn (SF), Brian Sheets (PF) Robert Tatham, Steven Gray, Darrel Payne | |
| 02:36 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:24 | Florida State | John Phillips drills a fadeaway from the left block | 57-51 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Wolfe - foul #3 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 02:11 | Maryland | Brian Sheets knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 57-54 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the finger roll | 59-54 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Denver Able hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 01:33 | Maryland | Steven Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:28 | Maryland | Kenneth Taylor denies the turnaround by Brian Sheets | 59-54 |
| 01:26 | Maryland | Brian Sheets hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | John Phillips tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 01:02 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Maryland | Brian Sheets double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darrel Payne (PF) Denver Able | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Darrel Payne | 59-56 |
| 00:35 | Maryland | Brian Sheets grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 00:23 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn is hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #3 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:23 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Steven Graham is called for the reach on Brian Harper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Graham, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Maryland | Steven Graham is hacked by Brian Harper - foul #1 on Brian Harper, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Maryland | Steven Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Brian Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Graham - foul #3 on Steven Graham, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Steven Graham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Brian Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Graham - foul #4 on Steven Graham, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Maryland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn clanks a fullcourt shot | 65-62 |