| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Green (fresh) PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Zemon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 19:48 | NC State | Richard Wilbert hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 19:25 | Maryland | Tony Gilden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Richard Wilbert scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Lester Gibbons | 30-27 |
| 18:55 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh double dribbles | 30-27 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Maryland | Michael Green grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:19 | Maryland | Richard Nokes buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bernard Zemon | 30-30 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the driving attempt near the basket | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Maryland | Michael Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:35 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh tips it in | 32-32 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Michael Green swats the short shot by Lester Gibbons | 32-32 |
| 17:12 | Maryland | Michael Green grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | Maryland | Tony Gilden is hacked by Donald Holt - foul #1 on Donald Holt, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (C) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF), Michael Langenfeld (PF), John Turner (C) Tony Gilden, Richard Nokes, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh, Bernard Zemon | |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld knocks in the shot near the basket set up by John Krupp and he's hacked by Mark Lofgren - foul #2 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:18 | NC State | John Saunders gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 15:54 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Turner | 32-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Krupp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Maryland | William Biondi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), Richard Nokes (SG), Joel Clabaugh (PF), Bernard Zemon (C) David Jones, William Biondi, Michael Langenfeld, John Turner | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 15:25 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:01 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF) John Krupp | |
| 15:01 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:01 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Richard Wilbert is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 14:27 | Maryland | Lester Gibbons steps in front of the Joel Clabaugh pass | 32-36 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is denied on a dunk by Joel Clabaugh | 32-36 |
| 13:57 | Maryland | Tony Gilden gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:36 | Maryland | Donald Holt is called for the reach on Tony Gilden - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Biondi (SG), Michael Langenfeld (C) Richard Nokes, Bernard Zemon | |
| 13:17 | Maryland | Tony Gilden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Michael Green can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Richard Wilbert blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 12:52 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Holt | 32-36 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Donald Holt's pass is intercepted by Tony Gilden | 32-36 |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Tony Gilden blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 12:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 32-36 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Lester Gibbons buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joseph Crow | 34-36 |
| 11:44 | Maryland | Richard Wilbert steps in front of the William Biondi pass | 34-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Biondi - foul #1 on William Biondi, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Richard Nokes (SG), John Krupp (SF), Bernard Zemon (C) Tony Gilden, William Biondi, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:23 | Maryland | David Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Langenfeld | 36-38 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 11:09 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon hits a shot in the lane set up by Richard Nokes | 36-40 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Samuel Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Garner and he's hacked by John Krupp - foul #2 on John Krupp, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Lester Gibbons, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Laskey (PF) Michael Langenfeld | |
| 10:15 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Bill Laskey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:53 | Maryland | John Krupp hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Zemon | 38-42 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the floater from the right side | 38-42 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Richard Wilbert tips it home | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | Maryland | John Krupp is fouled on the floor by Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), Michael Green (SF), Joel Clabaugh (PF) David Jones, John Krupp, Bill Laskey | |
| 08:55 | Maryland | Tony Gilden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh tips it in | 40-44 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Bernard Zemon - foul #2 on Bernard Zemon, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Dennis Walker (C) Patrick Garner, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld (C) Bernard Zemon | |
| 08:23 | NC State | Joseph Crow can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Green - foul #3 on Michael Green, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Biondi (SG) Richard Nokes | |
| 08:23 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:06 | Maryland | Tony Gilden hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Joseph Crow loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Maryland | William Biondi clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Lester Gibbons gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Joseph Crow drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 44-47 |
| 06:37 | Maryland | William Biondi makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Gilden | 44-50 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Nokes (SG), John Krupp (SF), Bernard Zemon (C) William Biondi, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 05:56 | Maryland | Patrick Garner steals it from John Krupp | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Patrick Garner knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Lester Gibbons | 46-50 |
| 05:35 | Maryland | Richard Nokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Bernard Zemon swats the short shot by Lester Gibbons | 46-50 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Samuel Anderson loses the dribble to Richard Nokes | 46-50 |
| 05:03 | Maryland | Richard Nokes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tony Gilden | 46-52 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is hacked by Richard Nokes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Nokes, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Joel Clabaugh (PF) Tony Gilden, Michael Langenfeld | |
| 04:44 | NC State | Patrick Garner is called for a backcourt violation | 46-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF) John Krupp | |
| 04:25 | Maryland | Michael Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:25 | Maryland | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:25 | Maryland | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Samuel Anderson blows the layup | 46-54 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Michael Green pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | Richard Nokes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 03:52 | Maryland | Richard Nokes grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 03:41 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses the tip | 46-54 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Donald Holt gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Zemon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Richard Nokes takes the ball from Samuel Anderson | 46-54 |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Michael Green banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Nokes | 46-56 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Michael Green is called for the reach on Donald Holt - foul #4 on Michael Green, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Dennis Walker (C) Clyde Bunch, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF), Michael Langenfeld (C) David Jones, Richard Nokes, Michael Green, Bernard Zemon | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Richard Wilbert's floater is tipped away by John Krupp | 46-56 |
| 03:09 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 02:52 | Maryland | Dennis Walker blocks the short jumper by Michael Langenfeld | 46-56 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Nokes (SG), Michael Green (SF), Bernard Zemon (C) William Biondi, John Krupp, Michael Langenfeld | |
| 02:21 | Maryland | Richard Nokes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Gilden | 46-59 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Richard Nokes | 46-59 |
| 01:51 | Maryland | Richard Nokes lays it in | 46-61 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bernard Zemon - foul #3 on Bernard Zemon, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF), Michael Langenfeld (PF), John Turner (C) Tony Gilden, Richard Nokes, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh, Bernard Zemon | |
| 01:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | William Biondi hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Turner | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 00:55 | Maryland | William Biondi grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Maryland | Richard Wilbert is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #4 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Lester Gibbons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 49-65 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | David Jones runs out the clock | 49-65 |