| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson is fouled on the floor by Francis Kennedy - foul #2 on Francis Kennedy, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| 19:31 | Maryland | John Albury picks off the pass by Wayne Benard | 37-20 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-20 |
| 19:20 | Maryland | Wayne Benard snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 19:03 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Tyson | 37-22 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Maze | 40-22 |
| 18:26 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-22 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Billy Maze gets the rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Michael Behm's pass is intercepted by Wayne Benard | 40-22 |
| 17:52 | Maryland | Michael Behm steals it from Joel Bettencourt | 40-22 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses the dunk | 40-22 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire tips it in | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Albury - foul #3 on John Albury, team foul #2 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (C) John Albury | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-23 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vincent Tyson - foul #1 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #1 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Michael Behm | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Billy Maze makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 17:06 | Maryland | Wayne Benard clanks a turnaround in the paint | 43-23 |
| 17:04 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 43-23 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Cheshire - foul #3 on Willie Cheshire, team foul #3 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Robert Schwister pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Timothy Green's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Benard | 43-23 |
| 16:43 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:28 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-23 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Ivan Leski (C) Timothy Green, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 16:04 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Wayne Benard | 43-25 |
| 15:57 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is hacked by Jeff Piatt - foul #2 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF), John Albury (C) Billy Maze, Robert Schwister, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Michael Behm is hacked by Vincent Tyson - foul #2 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| 15:25 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 15:23 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski grabs the board | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:54 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is denied on a dunk by John Albury | 43-25 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Long Xiong | 43-25 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | Michael Behm drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Cheshire | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:21 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Long Xiong gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Michael Behm clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-25 |
| 14:09 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 45-25 |
| 13:50 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Bill Hindman | 45-27 |
| 13:34 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 13:32 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 13:26 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson hits a jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Michael Behm can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 13:11 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 12:55 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Michael Behm can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | John Albury snags the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Vincent Tyson is called for the reach on Michael Behm - foul #3 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF), Ivan Leski (C) Michael Behm, Richard Williams, Willie Cheshire, Long Xiong, John Albury | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Joel Bettencourt (SG), David Coggins (SF), Jerry Walker (PF) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski, Bill Hindman, Jeff Piatt | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Schwister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-29 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Billy Maze is called for the reach on Joel Bettencourt - foul #1 on Billy Maze, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Leski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 3 stl. SF - David Coggins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Walker (fresh) C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Maryland | Ivan Leski steals the ball from Jerry Walker | 45-29 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is hacked by David Coggins - foul #2 on David Coggins, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Billy Maze banks in the layup set up by Timothy Green | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (SF) Robert Schwister | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SF) Herschel Hyman, Jerry Walker | |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Timothy Green scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Cheshire | 49-29 |
| 10:28 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski can't connect on a runner in the paint | 49-29 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Billy Maze grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #6 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Albury (C) Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins | |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire makes the 2nd free throw | 51-29 |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Wayne Benard blows the layup but he's fouled by John Albury - foul #4 on John Albury, team foul #5 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Long Xiong (C) Timothy Green, John Albury | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Behm | 53-31 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-31 |
| 09:10 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire's pass is intercepted by Joel Bettencourt | 53-31 |
| 08:47 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski loses the ball out of bounds | 53-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF) Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SG), David Coggins (SF) Vincent Tyson, Joel Bettencourt, Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is hacked by Jeff Piatt - foul #3 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Ivan Leski (C) Billy Maze, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Jeff Piatt | |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 08:20 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the floater from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Michael Behm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-33 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Bill Hindman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herschel Hyman | 55-35 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Michael Behm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-35 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Ivan Leski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Leski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 4 stl. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Coggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Robert Schwister travels with the ball | 55-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF), John Albury (C) Michael Behm, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SG) Herschel Hyman, Joel Bettencourt | |
| 07:04 | Maryland | Bill Hindman scores on a shot from the left side | 55-37 |
| 06:53 | Clemson | Timothy Green loses the ball out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (PF) Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins | |
| 06:41 | Maryland | Long Xiong picks off the pass by Aleksandar Langowski | 55-37 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Timothy Green buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Maze | 57-37 |
| 06:16 | Maryland | Wayne Benard can't finish the layup | 57-37 |
| 06:15 | Maryland | Wayne Benard tips it back up and in | 57-39 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Green | 60-39 |
| 05:51 | Maryland | Bill Hindman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-39 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | John Albury gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 05:43 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jeff Piatt | 60-39 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses badly on a runner in the paint | 60-39 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Timothy Green pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Billy Maze is fouled on the floor by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #8 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Schwister (SF), Ivan Leski (C) Willie Cheshire, John Albury | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), David Coggins (SF), Jerry Walker (PF), Tyron Gavin (C) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski, Jeff Piatt, Wayne Benard | |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Billy Maze makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Billy Maze makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 04:57 | Maryland | Jerry Walker drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Herschel Hyman | 62-41 |
| 04:53 | Clemson | Billy Maze comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 04:52 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Herschel Hyman | 62-41 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Bill Hindman double dribbles | 62-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Billy Maze | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Robert Schwister hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 64-41 |
| 04:02 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman knocks in the shot from the right side | 64-43 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Timothy Green knocks in the floater in the paint | 66-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Leski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Hindman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Coggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyron Gavin (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Jerry Walker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG) Timothy Green | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | Robert Schwister tips it but misses | 66-43 |
| 03:14 | Maryland | Jerry Walker gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:54 | Maryland | The jumper by Bill Hindman is denied by Richard Williams | 66-43 |
| 02:53 | Maryland | David Coggins tips it home | 66-45 |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Robert Schwister connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Dominic Esposito | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Maryland | David Coggins can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Schwister - foul #1 on Robert Schwister, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:06 | Clemson | The short jumper by Robert Schwister is denied by David Coggins | 68-47 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Long Xiong tips it back up and in | 70-47 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Bill Hindman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ivan Leski - foul #2 on Ivan Leski, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Bill Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Bill Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Jerry Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Maryland | David Coggins can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 70-49 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Ivan Leski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Maryland | Jerry Walker hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bill Hindman and he's hacked by Long Xiong - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| 00:22 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Timothy Green runs out the clock | 70-52 |