| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) C - Wayne Benard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:47 | Florida State | Paul Younkin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is alone and throws it down set up by Dikembe Aldi | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski is fouled on the floor by Eric Lowery - foul #1 on Eric Lowery, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Joel Bettencourt | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses long on a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joel Bettencourt - foul #1 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 15:52 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt scores on a runner from close range | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Jeff Piatt swats the shot by Paul Younkin | 6-4 |
| 14:54 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:25 | Maryland | Wayne Benard connects on the floater from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Jeff Piatt picks off the pass by Alonzo Garza | 6-6 |
| 13:34 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon loses the dribble to Joel Bettencourt | 6-9 |
| 12:49 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 12:48 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the driving attempt from the left block | 6-9 |
| 12:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi tips it home | 8-9 |
| 12:16 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is hacked by Paul Younkin - foul #1 on Paul Younkin, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (PF), John Wix (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 11:50 | Maryland | Benny Fitzpatrick takes the ball from Wayne Benard | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - James Herzog (fresh) PF - Carson Lively (fresh) C - John Wix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) SG - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | William Draeger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | John Wix snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Wayne Benard denies the turnaround by Carson Lively | 8-9 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to James Herzog | 8-9 |
| 11:03 | Florida State | William Draeger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 11:01 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jeff Piatt | 8-9 |
| 10:35 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Wayne Benard pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:17 | Maryland | Wayne Benard comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Wix - foul #1 on John Wix, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), David Coggins (PF) Bill Hindman, Jeff Piatt | |
| 10:17 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 10:17 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Carson Lively grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 09:55 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 09:32 | Maryland | David Coggins is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Lowery (SF), Alonzo Garza (C) James Herzog, John Wix | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:16 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 09:15 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 08:52 | Maryland | David Coggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (PF) Carson Lively | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SF), Jeff Piatt (PF) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski, David Coggins | |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Herschel Hyman - foul #1 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (PF) John Wix | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza is hacked by Joel Bettencourt - foul #2 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Coggins (SF) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Younkin | 12-9 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman hits a fadeaway from close range | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Hindman (fresh) SF - David Coggins (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Wayne Benard is called for the reach on Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Wayne Benard, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SG) Herschel Hyman, David Coggins | |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza is hacked by Jeff Piatt - foul #1 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Coggins (PF) Jeff Piatt | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Bill Hindman picks off the pass by Eric Lowery | 12-11 |
| 06:40 | Maryland | David Coggins banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Hindman | 12-13 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Alonzo Garza | 12-13 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | Wayne Benard picks off the pass by Paul Younkin | 12-13 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carson Lively (PF) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:53 | Florida State | Eric Lowery buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 14-13 |
| 05:26 | Maryland | David Coggins scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aleksandar Langowski and the foul's on Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) Bill Hindman | |
| 05:26 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) David Coggins | |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Herzog - foul #1 on James Herzog, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 04:57 | Florida State | Paul Younkin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 04:56 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 04:36 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt is denied on a layup by Carson Lively | 14-18 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Carson Lively grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | James Herzog is alone and drills a jumper in the lane set up by Paul Younkin | 16-18 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Bill Hindman is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) Paul Younkin, James Herzog, Carson Lively, John Wix | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Bill Hindman | |
| 03:29 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Benard and he's fouled by Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 03:29 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon blows the layup | 16-21 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 16-21 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Hindman - foul #1 on Bill Hindman, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) William Draeger | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), David Coggins (PF) Vincent Tyson, Jeff Piatt | |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 02:56 | Maryland | David Coggins pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 02:32 | Maryland | The pull-up jumper by Joel Bettencourt is blocked by Alonzo Garza | 16-21 |
| 02:31 | Maryland | Wayne Benard tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Gagnon | 18-23 |
| 01:50 | Maryland | David Coggins scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Hindman | 18-25 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon clanks a shot from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Alonzo Garza steals the ball from Joel Bettencourt | 20-25 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the floater from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 00:56 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | David Coggins misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norman Gagnon - foul #1 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (PF), John Wix (C) Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SF), Jerry Walker (C) Herschel Hyman, Bill Hindman, Wayne Benard | |
| 00:34 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | John Wix gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | John Wix is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 20-26 |
| 00:11 | Maryland | David Coggins pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Jerry Walker clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Wix - foul #2 on John Wix, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins | |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Jerry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Paul Younkin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 20-27 |