| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) C - James Cooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ned Haynes (fresh) SG - Hipolito Rossi (fresh) SF - Louis Davis (fresh) PF - Roberto Galvan (fresh) C - Murray Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jonathan Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | NC State | Ned Haynes is called for the reach on Brian Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ned Haynes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | David Reed drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw and the foul's on Murray Weber - foul #1 on Murray Weber, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | David Reed makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ned Haynes | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | NC State | James Cooley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Murray Weber | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | NC State | The short jumper by Jonathan Wright is denied by Murray Weber | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Maryland | Ned Haynes pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Maryland | Ned Haynes loses the dribble to Brian Ellis | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Brian Ellis can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | NC State | David Reed snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Louis Davis pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Maryland | Louis Davis misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Wright - foul #1 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:21 | Maryland | Louis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Maryland | Louis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Martin Beesley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan double dribbles | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Derrick Barker tips it in | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Maryland | Louis Davis loses the dribble to Martin Beesley | 5-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Wright (tiring) C - John Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ned Haynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hipolito Rossi (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roberto Galvan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Murray Weber (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | NC State | Martin Beesley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 15:34 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw banks in the wide open layup | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Maryland | Ned Haynes misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | Maryland | Murray Weber gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:35 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | NC State | David Reed grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Brian Ellis hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Taylor | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Maryland | Ned Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Maddy (C) Murray Weber | |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Louis Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 13:59 | NC State | Fred Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 13:31 | Maryland | William Maddy scores on a 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Martin Beesley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Derrick Barker | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Fred Anderson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Martin Beesley tips it home | 14-11 |
| 12:12 | Maryland | Ned Haynes misses the easy layup | 14-11 |
| 12:10 | Maryland | William Maddy tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | NC State | John Fields comes up short on the floater from the left block | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | NC State | John Fields can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 11:56 | Maryland | William Maddy grabs the board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Wright (tiring) C - John Fields (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ned Haynes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Hipolito Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Louis Davis (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Roberto Galvan (tiring) 5 pts. C - William Maddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| Subs | Maryland | Murray Weber (C) William Maddy | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Brian Ellis loses the dribble to Hipolito Rossi in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 11:02 | Maryland | Murray Weber hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:33 | NC State | David Reed hits a jump hook in the lane set up by James Cooley | 16-13 |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Murray Weber misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 10:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 16-13 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Philip Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:31 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Brian Ellis snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Brian Ellis hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 09:01 | Maryland | The short jumper by Roberto Galvan is denied by Philip Taylor | 18-13 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 08:52 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-13 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Pinnock (SF), Reginald Aasen (PF) Louis Davis, Roberto Galvan | |
| 08:40 | Maryland | Ned Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 08:37 | NC State | David Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Ned Haynes - foul #2 on Ned Haynes, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dario Petroski (PG), William Maddy (C) Ned Haynes, Murray Weber | |
| 08:25 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-13 |
| 08:23 | Maryland | Dario Petroski snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 08:02 | Maryland | Reginald Aasen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Taylor - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:02 | Maryland | Reginald Aasen makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:02 | Maryland | Reginald Aasen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Ellis | 23-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) C - James Cooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dario Petroski (fresh) SG - Hipolito Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Pinnock (fresh) PF - Reginald Aasen (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Maddy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-15 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is hacked by William Maddy in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Maddy, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Maryland | Francisco Valenzuela (SG), Roberto Galvan (PF), Murray Weber (C) Hipolito Rossi, Reginald Aasen, William Maddy | |
| 06:57 | NC State | John Fields hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Francisco Valenzuela - foul #1 on Francisco Valenzuela, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Davis (SF) James Pinnock | |
| 06:57 | NC State | John Fields makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:57 | NC State | John Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:57 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Roberto Galvan | 24-15 |
| 06:33 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Francisco Valenzuela picks off the pass by Martin Beesley in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| 06:14 | Maryland | Louis Davis banks in the layup | 24-20 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Derrick Barker | 26-20 |
| 05:42 | Maryland | Murray Weber lays it up and in set up by Dario Petroski and the foul's on John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ned Haynes (PG), Hipolito Rossi (SG), James Pinnock (SF), Reginald Aasen (PF) Dario Petroski, Francisco Valenzuela, Louis Davis, Roberto Galvan | |
| 05:42 | Maryland | Murray Weber misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:42 | Maryland | James Pinnock grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:13 | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Pinnock | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | NC State | David Reed scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Ellis and he's fouled by James Pinnock - foul #1 on James Pinnock, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Maddy (C) Murray Weber | |
| 04:51 | NC State | David Reed makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:24 | Maryland | Ned Haynes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Reginald Aasen | 29-26 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Reed | 31-26 |
| 03:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Taylor - foul #3 on Philip Taylor, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (PF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Philip Taylor, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Maryland | Francisco Valenzuela (SG), Louis Davis (SF), Roberto Galvan (PF) Hipolito Rossi, James Pinnock, Reginald Aasen | |
| 03:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fields (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Ned Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Valenzuela (fresh) SF - Louis Davis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Galvan (tiring) 8 pts. C - William Maddy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | NC State | Brian Ellis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:24 | Maryland | William Maddy grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:55 | Maryland | The jump hook by Roberto Galvan is blocked by Fred Anderson | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Derrick Barker pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 02:47 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Ned Haynes | 31-28 |
| 02:43 | Maryland | Roberto Galvan misses the floater from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Fred Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Derrick Barker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 02:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to William Maddy | 31-28 |
| 02:04 | Maryland | Louis Davis connects on the jumper near the basket | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Martin Beesley hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 01:24 | Maryland | Francisco Valenzuela clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Fred Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Derrick Barker tips it home | 36-30 |
| 00:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Brian Ellis - foul #1 on Brian Ellis, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Jonathan Wright (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson, John Fields | |
| Subs | Maryland | Hipolito Rossi (SG), James Pinnock (SF), Reginald Aasen (PF), Murray Weber (C) Francisco Valenzuela, Louis Davis, Roberto Galvan, William Maddy | |
| 00:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:49 | Maryland | Ned Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Ned Haynes is called for the reach on Jonathan Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ned Haynes, team foul #7 | 36-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dario Petroski (PG) Ned Haynes | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:45 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Murray Weber | 36-32 |
| 00:27 | Maryland | Dario Petroski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Wright - foul #2 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| 00:27 | Maryland | Dario Petroski makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:27 | Maryland | Dario Petroski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Reed lays it in | 38-34 |