| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Justin Sweet (fresh) SG - Glenn Marcell (fresh) SF - William Arceo (fresh) PF - Zachary Bieker (fresh) C - Norman Pletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) SF - Benny Silvester (fresh) PF - David Dallas (fresh) C - Curtis Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on William Arceo - foul #1 on William Arceo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Curtis Johnston drills a shot from the baseline set up by Pili Mohd | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Maryland | Zachary Bieker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Maryland | William Arceo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Marcell and he's fouled by Pili Mohd - foul #1 on Pili Mohd, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Frank Apperson (SF), John Summers (PF) William Arceo, Zachary Bieker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:53 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Curtis Johnston hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Pili Mohd | 5-7 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Frank Apperson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Russell Farmer | 5-7 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Pili Mohd is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| 17:18 | Maryland | Frank Apperson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher tips it home | 7-7 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Marcell - foul #1 on Glenn Marcell, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:51 | Maryland | David Dallas is called for the reach on John Summers - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Smith (SF) Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Curtis Johnston | |
| 16:41 | Maryland | John Smith's floater is knocked away by David Dallas | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Russell Farmer | 7-9 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Benny Silvester is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth (SG), William Arceo (SF) Glenn Marcell, John Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:19 | NC State | Frank Apperson is called for the reach on Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Frank Apperson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tom Landon (PG) Justin Sweet | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Jim Blagg | |
| 16:06 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-9 |
| 16:05 | Maryland | William Arceo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | Maryland | John Summers misses the dunk attempt | 7-9 |
| 15:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tom Landon (fresh) SG - Patrick Helmuth (fresh) SF - William Arceo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Apperson (fairly fresh) C - John Summers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Farmer (fairly fresh) SF - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) PF - David Dallas (tiring) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | Frank Apperson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | Maryland | Tom Landon loses the dribble to David Dallas | 7-9 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pili Mohd | 7-11 |
| 14:27 | Maryland | Frank Apperson is called for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (PG), Glenn Marcell (SG), John Smith (SF), Zachary Bieker (PF), Norman Pletcher (C) Tom Landon, Patrick Helmuth, William Arceo, Frank Apperson, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Michael Hammond (PF), Curtis Johnston (C) Pili Mohd, David Dallas, Kevin Hitch | |
| 13:59 | NC State | Jim Blagg can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell blows the layup but the foul's on Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Curtis Johnston tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 13:05 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher's floater is knocked away by Curtis Johnston | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | Maryland | Justin Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:55 | Maryland | Zachary Bieker loses the ball out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Frank Apperson (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Benny Silvester | |
| 12:35 | NC State | Jim Blagg is hacked by Frank Apperson - foul #2 on Frank Apperson, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tom Landon (PG), Donald Scott (SG), William Arceo (SF) Justin Sweet, Glenn Marcell, Frank Apperson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Dallas (PF) Michael Hammond | |
| 12:21 | NC State | Jim Blagg buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Pili Mohd | 9-16 |
| 12:09 | Maryland | Donald Scott drills a floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Jim Blagg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Russell Farmer | 11-19 |
| 11:31 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 11-19 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tom Landon (fresh) SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Arceo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Bieker (tiring) C - Norman Pletcher (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell Farmer (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jim Blagg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Dallas (tiring) C - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | NC State | Pili Mohd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (PG), Glenn Marcell (SG), John Smith (SF), John Summers (C) Tom Landon, Donald Scott, William Arceo, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (SF), Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Pili Mohd, David Dallas, Curtis Johnston | |
| 10:45 | Maryland | Justin Sweet is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| 10:32 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Farmer - foul #2 on Russell Farmer, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (SF) Russell Farmer | |
| 10:32 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:32 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:30 | NC State | John Summers takes the ball from Benny Silvester in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | Maryland | John Smith hits a jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses long on an open jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Summers - foul #1 on John Summers, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Zachary Bieker gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Maryland | John Summers knocks in the runner in the lane | 17-20 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Curtis Johnston travels in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth (SG), William Arceo (SF), Norman Pletcher (C) Glenn Marcell, John Smith, Zachary Bieker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:35 | Maryland | William Arceo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Benny Silvester grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Kevin Hitch connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Curtis Johnston | 17-22 |
| 09:04 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Jim Blagg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:56 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 08:53 | NC State | The refs have stopped play. Kevin Hitch is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tom Landon (PG), Zachary Bieker (PF) Justin Sweet, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | David Dallas (PF) Kevin Hitch | |
| 08:48 | Maryland | Michael Hammond swats the layup by Norman Pletcher | 17-22 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Tom Landon is called for the reach on Jim Blagg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Landon, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Glenn Marcell (SG), John Smith (SF) Patrick Helmuth, William Arceo | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:43 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:43 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:24 | Maryland | Tom Landon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 08:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jim Blagg | 17-22 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Jim Blagg can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Michael Hammond tips it home | 17-24 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | John Smith travels with the ball | 17-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth (SG), William Arceo (SF), John Summers (C) Glenn Marcell, John Smith, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:24 | NC State | Jim Blagg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-24 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Curtis Johnston tips it back up and in | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tom Landon (fresh) SG - Patrick Helmuth (fresh) SF - William Arceo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Bieker (tired) C - John Summers (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Benny Silvester (tired) SF - Curtis Johnston (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dallas (tiring) C - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Zachary Bieker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Curtis Johnston's floater is tipped away by Zachary Bieker | 17-26 |
| 06:47 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Summers | 17-26 |
| 06:40 | Maryland | Tom Landon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-26 |
| 06:39 | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth hits the follow up shot | 19-26 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled on the floor by Zachary Bieker - foul #1 on Zachary Bieker, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (PG), Glenn Marcell (SG), John Smith (SF), Frank Apperson (PF), Norman Pletcher (C) Tom Landon, Patrick Helmuth, William Arceo, Zachary Bieker, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:11 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:59 | Maryland | Justin Sweet clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Jim Blagg, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| 05:59 | Maryland | Justin Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:59 | Maryland | Justin Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Jim Blagg is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 05:14 | Maryland | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 05:14 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-31 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 04:58 | Maryland | Frank Apperson gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Justin Sweet and he's fouled by Michael Hammond - foul #1 on Michael Hammond, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG) Michael Hammond | |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Justin Sweet takes the ball from Russell Farmer in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Justin Sweet lays it up and in | 25-31 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:14 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Blagg | 25-31 |
| 03:56 | NC State | John Smith takes the ball from David Dallas | 25-31 |
| 03:32 | Maryland | Norman Pletcher is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth (SG), William Arceo (SF), John Summers (C) Glenn Marcell, John Smith, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Michael Hammond (PF) Jim Blagg, David Dallas | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Pili Mohd double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 03:17 | Maryland | Pili Mohd steals it from Justin Sweet | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Justin Sweet (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Arceo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Apperson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Summers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell Farmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benny Silvester (very tired) PF - Michael Hammond (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Johnston (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Benny Silvester throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tom Landon (PG) Justin Sweet | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:08 | Maryland | Tom Landon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Apperson - foul #3 on Frank Apperson, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Zachary Bieker (PF) Frank Apperson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Summers gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Michael Hammond connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Russell Farmer | 25-33 |
| 02:17 | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth is hacked by Russell Farmer - foul #3 on Russell Farmer, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (SG), Kevin Hitch (C) Russell Farmer, Benny Silvester | |
| 02:17 | Maryland | Patrick Helmuth misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Curtis Johnston connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Hitch | 25-35 |
| 01:45 | Maryland | William Arceo is fouled on the floor by Curtis Johnston - foul #1 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Justin Sweet (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Norman Pletcher (C) Tom Landon, Patrick Helmuth, Zachary Bieker | |
| Subs | NC State | David Dallas (PF) Michael Hammond | |
| 01:45 | Maryland | William Arceo misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:45 | Maryland | William Arceo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Jim Blagg scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Pili Mohd | 26-38 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Donald Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd is hacked by Justin Sweet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Sweet, team foul #10 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Maryland | Glenn Marcell (SG) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:03 | Maryland | Glenn Marcell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Justin Sweet misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Jim Blagg pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Curtis Johnston is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Smith (SF), Zachary Bieker (PF) William Arceo, Norman Pletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (SF), Michael Hammond (PF) Curtis Johnston, David Dallas | |
| 00:37 | Maryland | Zachary Bieker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tom Landon (PG) Justin Sweet | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Jim Blagg connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Benny Silvester - foul #1 on Benny Silvester, team foul #12 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Scott (SG), Norman Pletcher (C) Glenn Marcell, John Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:03 | Maryland | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-43 |