| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Claude Gatton inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 20-38 |
| 19:33 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| 19:08 | Maryland | Gordon Blank is hacked by Claude Gatton - foul #2 on Claude Gatton, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 18:53 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders clanks a floater near the basket | 20-38 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Donald Jernigan | 20-38 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Primmer | 23-38 |
| 18:27 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders slams it home set up by Dion Lingenfelter | 23-40 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-40 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 25-40 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Brian Primmer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-40 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:12 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (C) Peter Bublitz | |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 16:58 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 16:43 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard loses the dribble to Brian Primmer | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Adrian Groce loses the dribble to Gary Morris | 25-40 |
| 16:23 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Morris | 25-42 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Claude Gatton is hacked by Gordon Blank - foul #3 on Gordon Blank, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PG), Kirk Mansfield (SG), James Walters (PF), Peter Bublitz (C) Dion Lingenfelter, Gary Morris, Gordon Blank, Benjamin Borders | |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito tips it in | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Mansfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Walters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Maryland | Robert Smith is called for traveling | 27-42 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 15:15 | Maryland | James Walters pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 15:02 | Maryland | Donald Jernigan steals it from Peter Bublitz | 27-42 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Adrian Groce grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Gilyard - foul #2 on Louis Gilyard, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Gary Morris (SG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF) Robert Smith, Kirk Mansfield, James Walters, Peter Bublitz | |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Claude Gatton makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Claude Gatton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:06 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders is fouled on the floor by Claude Gatton - foul #3 on Claude Gatton, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 13:55 | Maryland | Gary Morris misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Adrian Groce | 29-42 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito clanks a floater from the left side | 29-42 |
| 13:35 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:20 | Maryland | Gary Morris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Brian Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dion Lingenfelter - foul #1 on Dion Lingenfelter, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Allen (SF) Claude Gatton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Peter Bublitz (C) Louis Gilyard | |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:03 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:57 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Blank | 30-44 |
| 12:46 | Clemson | Adrian Groce scores on a turnaround in the lane | 32-44 |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Augustine Esposito - foul #2 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield (SG) Gary Morris | |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:22 | Clemson | Benjamin Borders steals it from Donald Jernigan | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Maryland | Adrian Groce is called for the reach on Benjamin Borders - foul #3 on Adrian Groce, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Edward Reece (C) Brian Primmer, Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PG) Dion Lingenfelter | |
| 11:49 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz is fouled on the floor by Edward Reece - foul #2 on Edward Reece, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Peters (SF), James Walters (PF) Gordon Blank, Benjamin Borders | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dino Rizzo (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) PF - Herbert Allen (fresh) C - Edward Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Mansfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Walters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Edward Reece - foul #3 on Edward Reece, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (SF) Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (SF) Robert Peters | |
| 11:29 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:29 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Claude Gatton scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Jernigan | 34-47 |
| 11:00 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-47 |
| 10:58 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:43 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard misses long on a jump hook from close range | 34-47 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Herbert Allen | 34-47 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses short on a runner in the paint | 34-47 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Herbert Allen gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Claude Gatton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Edward Reece pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Claude Gatton lays it in | 36-47 |
| 09:48 | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:46 | Maryland | James Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:32 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Smith and the foul's on Edward Reece - foul #4 on Edward Reece, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (PG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Donald Jernigan, Claude Gatton, Herbert Allen, Edward Reece | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Gary Morris (SG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF) Robert Smith, Kirk Mansfield, Louis Gilyard, James Walters | |
| 09:32 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 09:32 | Clemson | Adrian Groce pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG) Dino Rizzo | |
| Subs | Maryland | George North (C) Peter Bublitz | |
| 08:52 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-49 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | George North steps in front of the Aleksandar Stagowski pass | 36-49 |
| 08:27 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Blank | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 08:11 | Maryland | Gary Morris grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:51 | Maryland | Adrian Groce takes the ball from Gordon Blank | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George North (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Brian Primmer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:12 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gordon Blank and the foul's on Donald Jernigan - foul #1 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (SG), Herbert Allen (SF) Donald Jernigan, Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (C) George North | |
| 07:12 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Gordon Blank swats the layup by Augustine Esposito | 39-55 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses the tip | 39-55 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito tips it home | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard's floater is tipped away by Adrian Groce | 41-55 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Claude Gatton gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:25 | Clemson | Claude Gatton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 06:24 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 05:58 | Maryland | Gary Morris is hacked by Claude Gatton - foul #4 on Claude Gatton, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PG), James Walters (PF), Peter Bublitz (C) Dion Lingenfelter, Gordon Blank, Benjamin Borders | |
| 05:58 | Maryland | Gary Morris misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | Claude Gatton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Adrian Groce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-55 |
| 05:27 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 05:21 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Gilyard | 41-57 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Adrian Groce | 41-57 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Morris | 41-59 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 04:12 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Morris | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Primmer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Gatton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Herbert Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Adrian Groce (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Louis Gilyard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Walters (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Herbert Allen is fouled on the floor by James Walters - foul #2 on James Walters, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Dino Rizzo (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Edward Reece (C) Brian Primmer, Claude Gatton, Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Kirk Mansfield (SG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF) Robert Smith, Gary Morris, Louis Gilyard, James Walters | |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 03:04 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter is hacked by Donald Jernigan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #10 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | George North (C) Peter Bublitz | |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Gordon Blank steals it from Donald Jernigan | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter is fouled on the floor by Dino Rizzo - foul #3 on Dino Rizzo, team foul #11 | 41-62 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Edward Reece pulls down the rebound | 41-63 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Herbert Allen double dribbles | 41-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (C) George North | |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-63 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Edward Reece gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski is hacked by Louis Gilyard - foul #3 on Louis Gilyard, team foul #5 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Morris (SG), Peter Bublitz (C) Kirk Mansfield, Louis Gilyard | |
| 01:11 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-63 |
| 01:10 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Benjamin Borders | 41-63 |
| 00:42 | Maryland | Gary Morris hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Benjamin Borders | 44-68 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Gordon Blank is called for the reach on Herbert Allen - foul #4 on Gordon Blank, team foul #6 | 44-68 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aleksandar Stagowski | 46-68 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter runs out the clock | 46-68 |