| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) SF - Evan Belton (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) C - Daniel Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Daniel Snow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Maryland | John Byrum gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Maryland | The short jumper by Richard McElroy is denied by Daniel Snow | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Steven Galiano | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Nigel Ned scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Downey | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Maryland | Richard Parker tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Steven Galiano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Steven Galiano grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Daniel Snow drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by John Byrum - foul #1 on John Byrum, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Richard Parker misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Dustin Downey gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 16:32 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:10 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 16:08 | Maryland | Richard McElroy gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 15:51 | Maryland | Richard McElroy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Parker | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) SF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the turnaround from the right block | 3-4 |
| 15:28 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 3-4 |
| 15:01 | Maryland | Steven Galiano steps in front of the Roosevelt Hilliker pass | 3-4 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Nigel Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Brandon Baird (PF), Robert Ginsberg (C) Richard Parker, John Byrum | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), David Merrill (SF), Edward Rottman (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| 14:14 | Maryland | Brandon Baird is fouled on the floor by Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Lever (PF), Imarogbe Dare (C) Roosevelt Hilliker, Evan Belton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:52 | Maryland | Richard McElroy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Haefner - foul #1 on Eric Haefner, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 13:52 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 13:52 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 13:27 | NC State | The short jumper by Edward Rottman is denied by David Lever | 5-4 |
| 13:25 | Maryland | Imarogbe Dare pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 13:13 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Imarogbe Dare | 7-4 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Edward Rottman buries a turnaround in the lane | 7-6 |
| 12:20 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Link - foul #1 on Harry Link, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Evan Belton (SF), Richard Parker (PF), John Byrum (C) Richard McElroy, Brandon Baird, David Lever, Imarogbe Dare | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Kenneth Walker, Harry Link, David Merrill, Eric Haefner | |
| 12:20 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:20 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Edward Rottman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 11:28 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Whitlock | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | NC State | Edward Rottman clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Evan Belton - foul #1 on Evan Belton, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (SG) Robert Ginsberg | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:10 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 10:43 | Maryland | Edward Rottman denies the turnaround by Richard McElroy | 8-8 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Daniel Snow snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 10:12 | NC State | John Byrum blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Whitlock | 8-8 |
| 10:11 | Maryland | Richard Parker snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 09:51 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roosevelt Hilliker, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Dustin Downey (SF) Steven Galiano, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 09:27 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 09:26 | Maryland | Richard McElroy gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 09:03 | Maryland | Richard McElroy splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range | 10-8 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Harry Link hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 08:11 | Maryland | Richard McElroy is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Nigel Ned | 10-10 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Harry Link scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Nigel Ned | 10-12 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Richard McElroy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Link - foul #2 on Harry Link, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG), Brandon Baird (SF), David Lever (PF), Imarogbe Dare (C) Roosevelt Hilliker, Evan Belton, Richard Parker, John Byrum | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Edward Rottman, Daniel Snow | |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brandon Baird (fresh) PF - David Lever (fresh) C - Imarogbe Dare (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses short on a runner from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Eric Haefner tips it home | 12-14 |
| 06:42 | Maryland | Richard McElroy's pass is intercepted by Steven Galiano | 12-14 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the easy layup | 12-14 |
| 06:36 | Maryland | Richard McElroy grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 06:07 | Maryland | David Lever is hacked by Lawrence Whitlock - foul #1 on Lawrence Whitlock, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | Evan Belton (SF) Richard McElroy | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Edward Rottman (SF) Kenneth Walker, Dustin Downey | |
| 05:44 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 05:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 12-14 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 05:04 | Maryland | David Lever can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Eric Haefner is hacked by Imarogbe Dare - foul #1 on Imarogbe Dare, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Richard McElroy (SG), Richard Parker (PF), John Byrum (C) David Lever, Robert Ginsberg, Brandon Baird, Imarogbe Dare | |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (SF), Daniel Snow (C) Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner | |
| 04:18 | NC State | Daniel Snow comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 12-16 |
| 04:17 | Maryland | John Byrum snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 04:12 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 04:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 12-16 |
| 03:57 | NC State | John Byrum swats the layup by Lawrence Whitlock | 12-16 |
| 03:56 | Maryland | John Byrum pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan Belton and he's fouled by Nigel Ned - foul #1 on Nigel Ned, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Brandon Baird (SF) Evan Belton | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (PF) Steven Galiano, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Byrum - foul #2 on John Byrum, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brandon Baird (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Byrum (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:37 | Maryland | Brandon Baird drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Byrum | 17-17 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Edward Rottman loses the dribble to Richard Parker | 17-17 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Brandon Baird can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dustin Downey - foul #1 on Dustin Downey, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Evan Belton (SF) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Dustin Downey | |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Byrum - foul #3 on John Byrum, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (C) John Byrum | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:41 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 01:21 | Maryland | Brandon Baird is hacked by Daniel Snow - foul #1 on Daniel Snow, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| 01:21 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 01:21 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Daniel Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Parker (PF) Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Daniel Snow | |
| 00:15 | Maryland | Evan Belton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Imarogbe Dare (C) Brandon Baird | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Dustin Downey (SF) Steven Galiano, Edward Rottman | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock loses the dribble to Richard McElroy | 19-19 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Richard McElroy misses the fullcourt shot | 19-19 |