| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Benard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Bill Hindman inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the floater from the right block set up by Joel Bettencourt | 28-21 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 31-21 |
| 19:03 | Maryland | Bruce Page steps in front of the Bill Hindman pass | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Joyce | 33-21 |
| 18:27 | Maryland | Daniel Hamilton doubles Wayne Benard and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 17:58 | Maryland | Bill Hindman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Benard | 33-23 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Page | 36-23 |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Hamilton - foul #4 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Michael Fetterman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:43 | Maryland | Scott Brown picks off the pass by Herschel Hyman | 36-25 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Herschel Hyman is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:25 | NC State | Jack Lagasse scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:56 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Bettencourt | 39-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 41-27 |
| 15:36 | Maryland | Bill Hindman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 41-27 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SF) Herschel Hyman, Joel Bettencourt | |
| 14:58 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 41-27 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the follow up shot | 43-27 |
| 14:38 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Tyson | 43-29 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Puente | 45-29 |
| 14:04 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Piatt | 45-32 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Stephen Hogan is fouled on the floor by Wayne Benard - foul #2 on Wayne Benard, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 13:26 | NC State | Thomas Joyce comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:24 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 45-32 |
| 13:00 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Joyce | 48-32 |
| 12:22 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-32 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Bruce Page shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:54 | Maryland | Thomas Joyce steals the ball from Vincent Tyson in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Daniel Hamilton (PF) Michael Fetterman, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski (SF), David Coggins (PF) Bill Hindman, Jeff Piatt | |
| 11:24 | Maryland | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Joel Bettencourt - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| 11:11 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the easy layup | 50-32 |
| 11:09 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the tip | 50-32 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Jack Lagasse grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Jack Lagasse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-32 |
| 10:48 | Maryland | Wayne Benard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-32 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Vincent Tyson - foul #4 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SF) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 10:22 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the tip | 50-32 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it back up and in | 52-32 |
| 10:11 | Maryland | Wayne Benard banks in the layup | 52-34 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Bruce Page loses the ball out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF) Thomas Joyce, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski (SF) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 09:39 | Maryland | Jack Lagasse denies the turnaround by Bill Hindman | 52-34 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Michael Fetterman snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Jack Lagasse connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Hamilton | 54-34 |
| 08:58 | Maryland | The jump hook by Bill Hindman is blocked by Daniel Hamilton | 54-34 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Jack Lagasse snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Herschel Hyman is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #2 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jimmy Cammack (C) Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Jeff Piatt (PF) Aleksandar Langowski, David Coggins | |
| 08:16 | NC State | Wayne Benard blocks the short jumper by Daniel Hamilton | 54-34 |
| 08:14 | Maryland | Wayne Benard pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Daniel Hamilton steals the ball from Jeff Piatt | 54-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joel Bettencourt - foul #2 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #5 | 54-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF), Bruce Page (C) Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SF) Herschel Hyman, Bill Hindman | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 07:23 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Jimmy Cammack (C) Stephen Hogan, Michael Fetterman | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 07:21 | NC State | Vincent Tyson takes the ball from Thomas Joyce in the backcourt | 55-34 |
| 07:20 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Tyson | 55-36 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Thomas Joyce's pass is intercepted by Aleksandar Langowski | 55-36 |
| 06:40 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Cammack - foul #3 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| 06:27 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Jack Lagasse grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is open and lays it up and in and he's hacked by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), David Coggins (SF), Jerry Walker (PF), Tyron Gavin (C) Vincent Tyson, Joel Bettencourt, Jeff Piatt, Wayne Benard | |
| 06:04 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:52 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman hits a shot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Bruce Page hits the follow up shot | 60-38 |
| 05:30 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyron Gavin | 60-40 |
| 05:10 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-40 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack is whistled for traveling | 60-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF), Daniel Hamilton (PF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:33 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 04:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hogan | 60-40 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Bruce Page splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herschel Hyman - foul #3 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:01 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-40 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Michael Fetterman gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Stephen Hogan connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Puente | 64-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Coggins (fresh) PF - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyron Gavin (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Puente - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #5 | 64-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:31 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 03:31 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 03:01 | Maryland | Jerry Walker misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #5 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #6 | 66-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Daniel Hamilton, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:01 | Maryland | Jerry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 03:01 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-42 |
| 02:40 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-42 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 02:18 | Maryland | David Coggins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 02:12 | Maryland | David Coggins misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 66-42 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Herschel Hyman - foul #4 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:44 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Jerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #4 on Bruce Page, team foul #7 | 66-42 |
| 01:25 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 01:25 | Maryland | David Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | NC State | Scott Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Maryland | Jerry Walker knocks in the jumper from the left block | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a shot in the paint | 69-46 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 69-46 |
| 00:28 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #1 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #8 | 69-46 |
| 00:28 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:28 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 69-48 |