| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Louis Williams (fresh) PF - Wayne Benard (fresh) C - David Coggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | David Coggins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Joel Bettencourt - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Maryland | Louis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Edward Davis clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Maryland | David Coggins buries a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Jack Lagasse lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Joyce and he's hacked by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis is hacked by Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG) Thomas Joyce | |
| 18:20 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Victor Chong drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Jack Lagasse doubles Louis Williams and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joel Bettencourt | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Benard - foul #1 on Wayne Benard, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Maryland | Louis Williams buries a floater from the right side set up by Wayne Benard | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Nicholas Willis is called for the reach on Stephen Hogan - foul #1 on Nicholas Willis, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Louis Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Victor Chong - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is hacked by Wayne Benard - foul #2 on Wayne Benard, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (SG), Jeff Piatt (PF), Jerry Walker (C) Joel Bettencourt, Wayne Benard, David Coggins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:13 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lewis | 10-8 |
| 16:04 | Maryland | Jerry Walker is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Williams out of a doubleteam | 12-8 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Edward Davis drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Brown and he's fouled by Jeff Piatt - foul #1 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (C) Stephen Hogan, Victor Chong | |
| 15:57 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:57 | Maryland | Jerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fairly fresh) SG - Derrick Adams (fresh) SF - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Maryland | Derrick Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 12-10 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeff Piatt - foul #2 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Tyron Gavin (PF) Derrick Adams, Jeff Piatt | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Walker - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Coggins (C) Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:05 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:48 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Edward Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis | |
| 14:10 | Maryland | Louis Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hogan | 12-11 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Victor Chong misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 14:01 | NC State | Victor Chong pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Nicholas Willis steals it from Matthew Lewis | 12-11 |
| 13:37 | Maryland | Louis Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Willis | 15-11 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Victor Chong is whistled for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (SG), Jerry Walker (C) Joel Bettencourt, David Coggins | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SF) Jeffrey Puente, Matthew Lewis | |
| 12:53 | Maryland | Victor Chong steals it from Louis Williams | 15-11 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Victor Chong is hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #2 on Jerry Walker, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF), David Coggins (C) Nicholas Willis, Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Edward Davis (PF) Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| 12:38 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:38 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Maryland | Scott Brown steals it from Bill Hindman | 15-11 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Puente | 15-14 |
| 11:53 | Maryland | Louis Williams's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Edward Davis | 15-14 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the board | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) SG - Louis Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) PF - Tyron Gavin (fairly fresh) C - David Coggins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Scott Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Tyron Gavin | 15-14 |
| 11:19 | Maryland | Louis Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Victor Chong hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 15-14 |
| 10:54 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | Bill Hindman's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Davis | 15-14 |
| 10:43 | Maryland | Bill Hindman tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Edward Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Joel Bettencourt (SG) Derrick Adams, Louis Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Victor Chong | |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Bill Hindman's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Davis | 15-14 |
| 10:07 | Maryland | Bill Hindman snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:52 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Williams (SF) Bill Hindman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:47 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente is hacked by Joel Bettencourt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #9 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF) Edward Davis | |
| 09:47 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:34 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Maryland | Louis Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 15-16 |
| 08:43 | Maryland | Jeffrey Puente steals it from Louis Williams out of a doubleteam | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Matthew Lewis banks in the layup set up by Bill Glantz | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | Maryland | Louis Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tyron Gavin - foul #1 on Tyron Gavin, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Louis Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page | |
| 07:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:56 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:45 | Maryland | Bill Hindman misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Edward Davis snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyron Gavin (tiring) 6 reb. C - David Coggins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | NC State | Victor Chong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicholas Willis - foul #2 on Nicholas Willis, team foul #11 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG) Nicholas Willis | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 07:13 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Bill Hindman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Stephen Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Coggins - foul #1 on David Coggins, team foul #12 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG) Joel Bettencourt | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| 06:39 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:39 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Chong | 18-21 |
| 06:22 | NC State | Victor Chong knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Scott Brown and he's hacked by David Coggins - foul #2 on David Coggins, team foul #13 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (C) David Coggins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:22 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:22 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:13 | Maryland | Jerry Walker's floater is knocked away by Victor Chong | 18-23 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| 05:37 | Maryland | Derrick Adams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Derrick Adams, team foul #14 | 18-23 |
| 05:10 | NC State | Jack Lagasse knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 18-25 |
| 05:04 | Maryland | Derrick Adams misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Victor Chong - foul #2 on Victor Chong, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Louis Williams (SF) Bill Hindman, Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Victor Chong | |
| 05:04 | Maryland | Derrick Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:04 | Maryland | Derrick Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (C) Nicholas Willis | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF) Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse | |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Louis Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 04:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Joyce | 20-25 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Matthew Lewis clanks a jump hook from the right block | 20-25 |
| 04:22 | Maryland | Jerry Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Tyron Gavin - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF) Edward Davis | |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Matthew Lewis connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Stephen Hogan | 22-27 |
| 03:36 | Maryland | Louis Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Louis Williams, team foul #15 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Wayne Benard (PF) Tyron Gavin | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Benard (fresh) C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 22-30 |
| 03:03 | Maryland | Derrick Adams loses the dribble to Bruce Page | 22-30 |
| 02:42 | NC State | The jump hook by Victor Chong is blocked by Wayne Benard | 22-30 |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Derrick Adams snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 02:18 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:06 | Maryland | Louis Williams's floater is knocked away by Victor Chong | 22-30 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a shot from the right side set up by Matthew Lewis | 22-32 |
| 01:32 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 22-32 |
| 01:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 22-32 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Joyce and he's fouled by Louis Williams - foul #3 on Louis Williams, team foul #16 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Bill Hindman (SF), Jeff Piatt (C) Joel Bettencourt, Louis Williams, Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Edward Davis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| 01:12 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the free throw | 22-34 |
| 01:12 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:52 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 22-34 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Derrick Adams | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) Matthew Lewis | |
| 00:38 | NC State | Victor Chong misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Piatt - foul #3 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #17 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (C) Jeff Piatt | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:38 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:18 | Maryland | Wayne Benard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 22-36 |
| 00:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bill Glantz | 22-36 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it home | 22-38 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 22-38 |