| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Manuel Austin (fresh) SG - Philip Stephens (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) PF - Robert Farnum (fresh) C - Carlos Drews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - Mark Galloway (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) C - Paul Thornton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Carlos Drews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Maryland | James Henderson picks off the pass by Robert Farnum | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Henderson | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Maryland | Manuel Austin clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Maryland | Robert Farnum grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Robert Farnum is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Paul Thornton dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Galloway and the foul's on Carlos Drews - foul #1 on Carlos Drews, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Maryland | Carlos Drews grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Maryland | Dallas Franklin blocks the short jumper by Manuel Austin | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Maryland | Robert Farnum tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 18:14 | Maryland | Manuel Austin is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF) Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Carl Adams (SF), Elmer Smith (PF), Robert Davenport (C) James Henderson, Mark Galloway, Jeffrey Ungar, Dallas Franklin, Paul Thornton | |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Manuel Austin comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hugh Walton - foul #1 on Hugh Walton, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roger Noell (SF) Ivan Pierce | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Hugh Walton | 6-9 |
| 16:58 | Maryland | Carlos Drews can't throw it down | 6-9 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Drews | 6-9 |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Roger Noell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Darrell Davis (SF) Manuel Austin, Philip Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Mark Galloway (SG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF) Hugh Walton, Jermaine Abramson, Carl Adams, Elmer Smith | |
| 16:17 | Clemson | Richard Argueta is called for the reach on James Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Argueta, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ivan Pierce (SF), Robert Farnum (PF) Darrell Davis, Zachary O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Robert Davenport | |
| 15:53 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | Maryland | Roger Noell snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SG - Roger Noell (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) PF - Robert Farnum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Drews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Maryland | Richard Argueta knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Pierce | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Paul Thornton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Roger Noell - foul #1 on Roger Noell, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (PG), Philip Stephens (SG) Richard Argueta, Roger Noell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Robert Davenport (C) James Henderson, Mark Galloway, Jeffrey Ungar, Dallas Franklin | |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:24 | Maryland | Carlos Drews grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Hugh Walton - foul #2 on Hugh Walton, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF) Hugh Walton, Paul Thornton, Elmer Smith | |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 3rd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Robert Davenport misses long on a shot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Carl Adams tips it in | 12-13 |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Robert Farnum clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dallas Franklin - foul #1 on Dallas Franklin, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | David France (C) Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (PG), Mark Galloway (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Paul Thornton (C) James Henderson, Jeffrey Ungar, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Robert Farnum makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Robert Farnum makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Paul Thornton clanks a floater in the lane | 14-13 |
| 14:06 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roger Noell (SF), Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF) Ivan Pierce, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Jermaine Abramson, Carl Adams, Elmer Smith, Paul Thornton | |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses the floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:22 | Clemson | David France steals it from Mark Galloway | 14-13 |
| 13:11 | Maryland | Mark Galloway is called for the reach on Philip Stephens - foul #1 on Mark Galloway, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carlos Drews (C) David France | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (PG), Carl Adams (SF), Elmer Smith (PF), Paul Thornton (C) James Henderson, Jeffrey Ungar, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| 12:54 | Maryland | Roger Noell buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Austin | 16-13 |
| 12:36 | Clemson | Mark Galloway clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 12:35 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 12:22 | Maryland | Manuel Austin is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 12:20 | Clemson | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Zachary O'Shaughnessy picks off the pass by Carl Adams | 16-13 |
| 11:41 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Philip Stephens | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Noell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Drews (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Mark Galloway clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Elmer Smith can't tip it in | 18-13 |
| 11:25 | Maryland | Manuel Austin pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:10 | Maryland | Manuel Austin hits a jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Roger Noell blocks the jumper by Elmer Smith | 20-13 |
| 10:48 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Philip Stephens double dribbles | 20-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), Robert Farnum (PF), David France (C) Philip Stephens, Roger Noell, Zachary O'Shaughnessy, Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Jermaine Abramson, Mark Galloway, Elmer Smith, Paul Thornton | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Ivan Pierce takes the ball from James Henderson | 20-13 |
| 10:02 | Maryland | Manuel Austin connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Argueta | 22-13 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | James Henderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 09:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to David France | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Maryland | Robert Farnum is hacked by Dallas Franklin - foul #2 on Dallas Franklin, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (SG) Manuel Austin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG), Paul Thornton (C) Carl Adams, Dallas Franklin | |
| 09:01 | Maryland | Richard Argueta hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-13 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Paul Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roger Noell (SG) Philip Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SF) Paul Thornton | |
| 08:26 | Maryland | David France misses the lay-in | 25-13 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Mark Galloway gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar is hacked by David France - foul #1 on David France, team foul #4 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (PG), Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF), Carlos Drews (C) Roger Noell, Robert Farnum, David France | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Robert Davenport | |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Carl Adams tips it back up and in | 25-15 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Manuel Austin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 25-15 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Mark Galloway | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Argueta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pierce (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Drews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Mark Galloway knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Henderson | 25-18 |
| 07:08 | Maryland | Mark Galloway picks off the pass by Ivan Pierce | 25-18 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | Mark Galloway drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Thornton | 25-21 |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:54 | Clemson | Paul Thornton pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses long on a runner from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 06:25 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Manuel Austin | 25-21 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Carl Adams | 25-21 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 25-21 |
| 05:41 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 05:36 | Maryland | Manuel Austin hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Henderson - foul #1 on James Henderson, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (SG), Roger Noell (SF), Robert Farnum (PF), David France (C) Richard Argueta, Ivan Pierce, Zachary O'Shaughnessy, Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, Carl Adams, Paul Thornton | |
| 05:36 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Stephens - foul #1 on Philip Stephens, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Maryland | David France pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses the easy layup | 28-21 |
| 05:18 | Maryland | David France tips it but misses | 28-21 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Robert Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Philip Stephens takes the ball from Jeffrey Ungar | 28-21 |
| 04:48 | Maryland | Robert Farnum hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Austin | 30-21 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | James Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Elmer Smith can't tip it in | 30-21 |
| 04:32 | Maryland | David France snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 04:28 | Maryland | Roger Noell is whistled for a carry | 30-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG), Paul Thornton (C) Jermaine Abramson, Elmer Smith | |
| 04:11 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-21 |
| 04:10 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Farnum | 30-21 |
| 03:57 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Stephens | 33-21 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 03:37 | Maryland | David France snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 03:33 | Maryland | Roger Noell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-21 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Robert Davenport snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Manuel Austin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Noell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Farnum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David France (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davenport (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Clemson | David France steals it from Robert Davenport | 33-21 |
| 02:53 | Maryland | Robert Farnum's layup is rejected by Paul Thornton | 33-21 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Mark Galloway snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | David France is called for the reach on Paul Thornton - foul #2 on David France, team foul #6 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Ivan Pierce (SF), Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF), Carlos Drews (C) Manuel Austin, Roger Noell, Robert Farnum, David France | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Dallas Franklin (C) James Henderson, Mark Galloway, Robert Davenport, Paul Thornton | |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Carl Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Elmer Smith | |
| 01:57 | Maryland | Carl Adams picks off the pass by Richard Argueta | 33-21 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Carl Adams lays it up and in | 33-23 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Drews and he's hacked by Hugh Walton - foul #3 on Hugh Walton, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), Mark Galloway (SG), Robert Davenport (C) Hugh Walton, Jeffrey Ungar, Paul Thornton | |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Mark Galloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 01:17 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Carlos Drews | 36-23 |
| 00:55 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy is whistled for a carry | 36-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (PG) Philip Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Elmer Smith (PF) Mark Galloway, Carl Adams, Robert Davenport | |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin loses the dribble to Richard Argueta | 36-23 |
| 00:39 | Maryland | Richard Argueta jams it | 38-23 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | James Henderson snags the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Carlos Drews grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |