| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jerome Matthews (fresh) SG - David Pinter (fresh) SF - George Gidley (fresh) PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) C - Louis Herrman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SG - Troy Peters (fresh) SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Matthews - foul #1 on Jerome Matthews, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Maryland | David Pinter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Jerome Matthews is called for the reach on Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Matthews, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG) Jerome Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:52 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Maryland | Louis Herrman grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | Maryland | George Gidley blows the layup | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Maryland | George Gidley snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-1 |
| 17:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Hagedorn | 0-1 |
| 17:53 | UConn | George Gidley is called for the reach on Thomas Beres in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Gidley, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF) Thomas Beres | |
| 17:34 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 0-1 |
| 17:32 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:03 | Maryland | George Gidley misses the easy layup | 0-1 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-1 |
| 16:37 | Maryland | Louis Herrman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Butler and the foul's on Kenneth Gaskins - foul #1 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (SG) David Pinter | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Thomas Beres (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Troy Peters, Clarence Harris, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Jerome Devita is fouled on the floor by Robert Jefferson - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Maryland | Floyd Douglas (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Jason Butler, George Gidley, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Wolak (fresh) SG - Floyd Douglas (fresh) SF - Donald Clarke (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Louis Herrman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Doucet (fresh) SG - Paul Williams (fresh) SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) C - Johnny Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UConn | David Doucet misses the floater in the paint | 3-1 |
| 15:21 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis lays it up and in on a great pass from David Doucet | 3-3 |
| 14:26 | Maryland | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), David Pinter (SG), George Gidley (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF) Steven Wolak, Floyd Douglas, Donald Clarke, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Troy Peters (SG), Clarence Harris (PF) David Doucet, Thomas Beres, Jerome Devita | |
| 14:08 | Maryland | Clarence Harris swats the layup by Robert Jefferson | 3-3 |
| 14:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 3-3 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Clarence Harris blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 3-5 |
| 13:11 | Maryland | George Gidley double dribbles | 3-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Herrman (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Paul Williams, Clarence Harris, Johnny Willis | |
| 13:09 | UConn | Troy Peters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 12:53 | Maryland | Jason Butler connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Pinter | 5-5 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Jerome Devita connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 12:13 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 5-7 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Jerome Devita pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn's floater is tipped away by Robert Jefferson | 5-7 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | George Gidley gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pinter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Gidley (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Herrman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Louis Herrman misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Hagedorn - foul #1 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Floyd Douglas (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Jason Butler, David Pinter, George Gidley, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Troy Peters, Thomas Beres, Jerome Devita, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Louis Herrman makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Louis Herrman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Louis Herrman picks off the pass by Paul Williams in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Floyd Douglas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Harold Sledge (C) Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Floyd Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Floyd Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 10:11 | Maryland | Floyd Douglas banks in the layup | 11-10 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Floyd Douglas - foul #1 on Floyd Douglas, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Pinter (SG), Louis Herrman (C) Donald Clarke, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Thomas Beres, Johnny Willis | |
| 09:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:43 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Louis Herrman | 11-11 |
| 09:15 | Maryland | Clarence Harris swats the layup by Louis Herrman | 11-11 |
| 09:13 | Maryland | Louis Herrman can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Jerome Devita lays it in | 11-13 |
| 08:22 | Maryland | Louis Herrman can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 08:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerome Devita | 11-13 |
| 08:00 | UConn | David Doucet connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on David Pinter - foul #1 on David Pinter, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), George Gidley (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Floyd Douglas, Steven Wolak, Harold Sledge, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Thomas Beres (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Clarence Harris, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 08:00 | UConn | David Doucet makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:37 | Maryland | Jason Butler drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Pinter | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pinter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Gidley (fresh) PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Doucet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | UConn | George Gidley is called for the reach on David Doucet - foul #2 on George Gidley, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Clarke (SF) George Gidley | |
| Subs | UConn | Clarence Harris (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| 07:21 | UConn | David Doucet misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:21 | Maryland | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 06:54 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Jason Butler | 15-16 |
| 06:25 | UConn | David Doucet knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Clarence Harris | 15-18 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Troy Peters - foul #1 on Troy Peters, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerome Matthews (PG), George Gidley (SF), Louis Herrman (C) David Pinter, Donald Clarke, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) David Doucet, Thomas Beres, Clarence Harris, Johnny Willis | |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Jerome Devita drills a shot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 05:17 | Maryland | Louis Herrman drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerome Matthews | 17-20 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Jerome Matthews is called for the reach on Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Matthews, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Floyd Douglas (SG), Lawrence Nalls (PF) Jerome Matthews, Jason Butler, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:14 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:14 | Maryland | Lawrence Nalls grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:54 | Maryland | Louis Herrman drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Steven Wolak and he's hacked by Kenneth Gaskins - foul #2 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 04:54 | Maryland | Louis Herrman misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Jerome Devita throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Harold Sledge (PF) Lawrence Nalls | |
| Subs | UConn | Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Jerome Devita, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 04:08 | Maryland | Louis Herrman drills a floater near the basket set up by Harold Sledge | 21-21 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Troy Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Douglas - foul #2 on Floyd Douglas, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PF) Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:06 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | George Gidley connects on the floater in the paint set up by Steven Wolak and the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 03:53 | Maryland | George Gidley misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Johnny Willis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 23-23 |
| 03:22 | Maryland | Louis Herrman pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Wolak (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Gidley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Louis Herrman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Floyd Douglas is whistled for a carry | 23-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), David Pinter (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), Robert Jefferson (PF) Steven Wolak, Floyd Douglas, George Gidley, Louis Herrman | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Clarence Harris, Johnny Willis | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Donald Clarke - foul #1 on Donald Clarke, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Harold Sledge (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SG) Troy Peters | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Harold Sledge grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 02:33 | Maryland | David Pinter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beres - foul #1 on Thomas Beres, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| 02:33 | Maryland | David Pinter makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:33 | Maryland | David Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Jason Butler steps in front of the Johnny Hagedorn pass in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 02:30 | Maryland | Jason Butler lays it in | 27-24 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the shot in the paint | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 01:46 | UConn | David Doucet hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 01:21 | Maryland | Robert Jefferson connects on the fadeaway from close range | 29-24 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 01:03 | UConn | David Doucet hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 00:43 | Maryland | Harold Sledge comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Gaskins - foul #3 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Wolak (PG), Floyd Douglas (SG), George Gidley (SF), Louis Herrman (C) Jason Butler, David Pinter, Donald Clarke, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Thomas Beres, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 00:43 | Maryland | Harold Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:43 | Maryland | Harold Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Gidley - foul #3 on George Gidley, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), Robert Smith (PF) George Gidley, Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Louis Herrman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Herrman | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | The clock runs out | 31-28 |