| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tyrone Webb (fresh) SG - George Gidley (fresh) SF - John Echols (fresh) PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) C - Louis Herrman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Louis Herrman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Maryland | John Echols evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Maryland | Jerome Mitchell steps in front of the Tyrone Webb pass | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Robert Jefferson is called for the reach on Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Echols | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Maryland | John Echols scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Louis Herrman is called for the reach on Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Louis Herrman, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Robert Curlee (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), Jerry Winkler (PF), Alvin Fletcher (C) Tyrone Webb, George Gidley, John Echols, Robert Jefferson, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:17 | NC State | John Brooks knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins and he's hacked by Robert Curlee - foul #1 on Robert Curlee, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 16:17 | NC State | John Brooks makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | Maryland | Steven Wolak loses the dribble to Leonard Watkins in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins lays it in | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Maryland | Alvin Fletcher double dribbles | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Wolak (fresh) SG - Robert Curlee (fresh) SF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) PF - Jerry Winkler (fresh) C - Alvin Fletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Curtis Davis knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Curlee - foul #2 on Robert Curlee, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry White (PF) Robert Curlee | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:15 | Maryland | Bernard Johnson steals the ball from Steven Wolak | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | NC State | John Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-15 |
| 14:32 | Maryland | Steven Wolak misses the shot from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Curtis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:17 | NC State | John Brooks makes the jump hook from close range set up by Curtis Davis | 6-17 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Kurt Nestor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #1 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Jefferson (PF) Jerry White | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Kurt Nestor misses the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Kurt Nestor misses the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Bernard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Alvin Fletcher - foul #1 on Alvin Fletcher, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | George Gidley (SG), John Echols (SF), Louis Herrman (C) Kurt Nestor, Robert Jefferson, Alvin Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:35 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell double dribbles | 6-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), Joshua Schafer (SF) Steven Wolak, John Echols | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:24 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb makes the contested jumpshot from the left side | 8-17 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 13:00 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:46 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Winkler | 10-17 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Bernard Johnson can't finish the layup | 10-17 |
| 12:19 | Maryland | The rebound goes to George Gidley | 10-17 |
| 12:13 | Maryland | Jerome Mitchell steals the ball from Tyrone Webb | 10-17 |
| 11:46 | NC State | George Gidley picks off the pass by Curtis Davis | 10-17 |
| 11:42 | Maryland | Joshua Schafer banks in the layup set up by George Gidley | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tyrone Webb (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Gidley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Winkler (fairly fresh) C - Louis Herrman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Winkler - foul #1 on Jerry Winkler, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), John Echols (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF), Alvin Fletcher (C) Tyrone Webb, George Gidley, Joshua Schafer, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jerome Mitchell | |
| 11:23 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:23 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:23 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:10 | Maryland | John Echols misses badly on a floater in the paint | 12-18 |
| 11:09 | Maryland | John Echols tips it but misses | 12-18 |
| 11:08 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to John Echols | 12-18 |
| 10:56 | Maryland | John Echols evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Robert Jefferson denies the turnaround by Bernard Johnson | 12-18 |
| 10:29 | Maryland | John Echols gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Justin Arvin is called for the reach on John Echols - foul #1 on Justin Arvin, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Fred Clark (PF), William Nicklas (C) Leonard Watkins, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 09:48 | Maryland | John Echols works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:46 | NC State | William Nicklas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Steven Wolak is called for the reach on Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Steven Wolak, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), George Gidley (SG), Louis Herrman (C) Steven Wolak, Jerry Winkler, Alvin Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SF) Justin Arvin | |
| 09:28 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | Maryland | Louis Herrman snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Jerry Winkler (SG) Tyrone Webb, George Gidley | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Curtis Davis | |
| 09:09 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:09 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Leonard Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), George Gidley (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), Alvin Fletcher (C) Steven Wolak, John Echols, Robert Jefferson, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:30 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Gidley | 16-18 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Kurt Nestor steps in front of the William Nicklas pass | 16-18 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:01 | NC State | William Nicklas snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Jerry Winkler is called for the reach on Fred Clark - foul #2 on Jerry Winkler, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), John Echols (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF), Louis Herrman (C) Tyrone Webb, Kurt Nestor, Jerry Winkler, Alvin Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Bernard Johnson (C) Leonard Watkins, William Nicklas | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Fred Clark misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | John Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Wolak (fresh) SG - George Gidley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Herrman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Maryland | Steven Wolak hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Curtis Davis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 06:54 | Maryland | George Gidley grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Steven Wolak is fouled on the floor by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joshua Schafer (SG) George Gidley | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF), John Brooks (PF) Jerome Mitchell, Fred Clark | |
| 06:28 | Maryland | John Echols evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 16-18 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Jon Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Bernard Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it but misses | 16-18 |
| 05:53 | Maryland | Steven Wolak snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:48 | Maryland | John Echols lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by Justin Arvin - foul #2 on Justin Arvin, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), George Gidley (SG) Steven Wolak, Joshua Schafer | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF) Curtis Davis, Justin Arvin | |
| 05:48 | Maryland | John Echols makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brooks | 19-21 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Kurt Nestor (SF), Jerry White (PF), Alvin Fletcher (C) John Echols, Robert Jefferson, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Bernard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 04:23 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Leonard Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 20-26 |
| 03:59 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Jerry Winkler (SG), John Echols (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF), Louis Herrman (C) Tyrone Webb, George Gidley, Kurt Nestor, Jerry White, Alvin Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), William Nicklas (C) Jon Pickles, Jerome Mitchell, Bernard Johnson | |
| 03:35 | NC State | John Brooks's floater is knocked away by Louis Herrman | 20-26 |
| 03:34 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Wolak (fresh) SG - Jerry Winkler (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Echols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Herrman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Nicklas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler is fouled on the floor by Justin Arvin - foul #3 on Justin Arvin, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF) Leonard Watkins, Justin Arvin | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:52 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Jefferson | 22-26 |
| 02:28 | Maryland | Steven Wolak knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Echols | 24-26 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Jefferson - foul #2 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), Robert Curlee (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), Alvin Fletcher (C) Steven Wolak, John Echols, Robert Jefferson, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Fred Clark (PF), Bernard Johnson (C) Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks, William Nicklas | |
| 01:59 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:59 | Maryland | Jerry Winkler pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 01:47 | Maryland | Alvin Fletcher knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Curlee | 26-26 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Curtis Davis drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Pickles | 26-28 |
| 01:18 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 01:16 | Maryland | Alvin Fletcher tips it home | 28-28 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Tyrone Webb - foul #1 on Tyrone Webb, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | George Gidley (SG), John Echols (SF), Louis Herrman (C) Robert Curlee, Kurt Nestor, Alvin Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SF) Jon Pickles | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | Fred Clark blocks the short jumper by John Echols | 28-30 |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Louis Herrman hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Curtis Davis is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Robert Jefferson (PF), Alvin Fletcher (C) Tyrone Webb, George Gidley, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Fred Clark | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | John Echols makes the contested fadeaway from the left block | 32-30 |