| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) SF - Christopher Campbell (fresh) PF - Sean Ford (fresh) C - James Redrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Talbott (fresh) SG - John Morrow (fresh) SF - John Becker (fresh) PF - Charles Sirois (fresh) C - Dylan Crouch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | James Redrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Clemson | James Redrick's pass is intercepted by David Talbott | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Maryland | David Talbott blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Sean Ford snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Sean Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Maryland | John Becker snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Maryland | John Morrow misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | James Redrick connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Perrigo | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Maryland | John Morrow is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Morrow, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | James Redrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Maryland | Dylan Crouch is fouled on the floor by Tim Paiva - foul #1 on Tim Paiva, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Maryland | Dylan Crouch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sirois | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Maryland | Charles Sirois connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Becker | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Tim Paiva hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Ford | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | Maryland | Charles Sirois hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Dylan Crouch | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Sean Ford hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Redrick | 9-4 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | David Talbott is called for 3 seconds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG), Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, Christopher Campbell, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | Sean Miles (PG), Jan Etheridge (SG), Kevin Taylor (SF), Jason Pendergrass (PF), Kirk Pugliese (C) David Talbott, John Morrow, John Becker, Charles Sirois, Dylan Crouch | |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Kirk Pugliese snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:32 | Maryland | Kirk Pugliese makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Pendergrass | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Jan Etheridge takes the ball from Sylvester Conforti | 9-7 |
| 15:51 | Maryland | Sean Miles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Greene | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) SG - John Balcom (fresh) SF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) C - Richard Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Sean Miles (fresh) SG - Jan Etheridge (fresh) SF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) PF - Jason Pendergrass (fresh) C - Kirk Pugliese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer drills a floater near the basket | 11-7 |
| 15:26 | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass is whistled for a carry | 11-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Talbott (PG), John Becker (SF) Sean Miles, Kirk Pugliese | |
| 15:14 | Clemson | David Talbott takes the ball from John Balcom | 11-7 |
| 15:09 | Maryland | David Talbott hits the finger roll | 11-9 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti hits a floater near the basket | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Maryland | John Becker is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #1 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Christopher Campbell (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Morrow (SG), Charles Sirois (PF), Dylan Crouch (C) Jan Etheridge, Kevin Taylor, Jason Pendergrass | |
| 14:25 | Maryland | Tim Paiva blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Morrow | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Maryland | John Morrow grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:16 | Maryland | David Talbott clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | James Redrick pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:59 | Clemson | Sean Ford can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Sean Ford tips it home | 15-9 |
| 13:35 | Maryland | John Morrow misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Redrick - foul #1 on James Redrick, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Balcom (SF) Christopher Campbell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jan Etheridge (SF), Kirk Pugliese (C) John Becker, Dylan Crouch | |
| 13:35 | Maryland | John Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:35 | Maryland | John Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | John Morrow is called for the reach on Tim Paiva - foul #2 on John Morrow, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kevin Taylor (SF), Jason Pendergrass (C) John Morrow, Kirk Pugliese | |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Sean Ford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-11 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Sean Ford snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Tim Paiva clanks a floater from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:38 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Charles Sirois | 15-11 |
| 12:33 | Maryland | David Talbott makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Taylor | 15-14 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Sean Ford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Perrigo and he's fouled by Jason Pendergrass - foul #1 on Jason Pendergrass, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Christopher Campbell (SF), Ray Palmateer (C) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | Sean Miles (PG), John Becker (SF), Dylan Crouch (C) David Talbott, Charles Sirois, Jason Pendergrass | |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Sean Ford misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:18 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:13 | Maryland | Sean Miles hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Sean Ford - foul #1 on Sean Ford, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG), Sylvester Conforti (C) John Balcom, Sean Ford | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:13 | Maryland | Sean Miles makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:13 | Maryland | Sean Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Richard Clary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 11:57 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jan Etheridge | 17-16 |
| 11:52 | Maryland | John Becker hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sean Miles | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) SG - William Meeks (fresh) SF - Christopher Campbell (fresh) PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Sean Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Etheridge (fairly fresh) SF - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) C - Dylan Crouch (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 11:28 | Maryland | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:24 | Maryland | John Becker drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jan Etheridge and he's hacked by Christopher Campbell - foul #1 on Christopher Campbell, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG) William Meeks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roger Catlett (SG), Jason Pendergrass (PF) Jan Etheridge, Kevin Taylor | |
| 11:24 | Maryland | John Becker makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo clanks a turnaround near the basket | 17-21 |
| 11:10 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Becker | 17-21 |
| 11:02 | Maryland | Richard Clary steps in front of the John Becker pass | 17-21 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell banks in the layup set up by Richard Clary | 19-21 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | John Becker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-21 |
| 10:43 | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:31 | Maryland | Sean Miles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 10:30 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Christopher Campbell, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tim Paiva (SG), John Balcom (SF), Richard Greene (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, Christopher Campbell, Ray Palmateer, Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Talbott (PG), Charles Sirois (PF) Sean Miles, Dylan Crouch | |
| 09:57 | Maryland | John Becker misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 09:56 | Maryland | Charles Sirois tips it in | 19-23 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Richard Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 09:38 | Maryland | Charles Sirois gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:36 | Maryland | David Talbott's pass is intercepted by Tim Paiva in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | John Balcom misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Richard Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | The short jumper by Tim Paiva is denied by Charles Sirois | 19-23 |
| 09:28 | Maryland | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:24 | Maryland | Roger Catlett is hacked by Eric Perrigo - foul #1 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sean Ford (PF) Eric Perrigo, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jan Etheridge (SF), Kevin Taylor (C) John Becker, Jason Pendergrass | |
| 09:24 | Maryland | Roger Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Sean Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:16 | Clemson | John Balcom misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Tim Paiva tips it home | 21-23 |
| 08:56 | Maryland | Tim Paiva picks off the pass by Roger Catlett | 21-23 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Tim Paiva lays it in | 23-23 |
| 08:13 | Maryland | Jan Etheridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sean Ford | 23-23 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | David Talbott is called for the reach on Tim Paiva - foul #1 on David Talbott, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Richard Clary (SG), Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), James Redrick (C) William Meeks, Tim Paiva, John Balcom, Sean Ford, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dylan Crouch (C) Roger Catlett | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Perrigo | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Clary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Redrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Talbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jan Etheridge (fresh) SF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Sirois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dylan Crouch (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Maryland | Jan Etheridge clanks a floater from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 07:24 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 07:18 | Maryland | David Talbott makes the floater from the right side set up by Charles Sirois | 25-25 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 07:06 | Maryland | Charles Sirois gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 07:01 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor is hacked by Eric Perrigo - foul #2 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG) Eric Perrigo | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kwamin Awada (PG), Sean Miles (SG), John Becker (SF) David Talbott, Jan Etheridge, Charles Sirois | |
| 07:01 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:01 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Richard Clary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tim Paiva (SG), Sean Ford (PF) William Meeks, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass (PF) Kevin Taylor | |
| 06:19 | Maryland | Sylvester Conforti steals the ball from Dylan Crouch | 25-27 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti is called for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), John Balcom (SF), Ray Palmateer (C) Richard Clary, Sylvester Conforti, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kirk Pugliese (C) Dylan Crouch | |
| 05:57 | Maryland | Kirk Pugliese misses badly on a shot in the paint | 25-27 |
| 05:56 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Miles | 25-27 |
| 05:45 | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kwamin Awada and the foul's on John Balcom - foul #1 on John Balcom, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Talbott (PG), Jan Etheridge (SG) Kwamin Awada, Sean Miles | |
| 05:45 | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Sean Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 05:17 | Maryland | John Becker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | John Balcom pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Tim Paiva knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Sean Ford and the foul's on Kirk Pugliese - foul #1 on Kirk Pugliese, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (SF), Richard Greene (PF), James Redrick (C) William Meeks, Sean Ford, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Sirois (PF) Kirk Pugliese | |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | Charles Sirois lays it in set up by John Becker | 28-32 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | John Balcom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Jason Pendergrass gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | John Becker clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG) Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roger Catlett (SG), Dylan Crouch (C) Jan Etheridge, Jason Pendergrass | |
| 04:26 | Maryland | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Richard Clary connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Balcom | 31-34 |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Roger Catlett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Paiva (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Balcom (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Redrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Talbott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Catlett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sirois (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dylan Crouch (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Clemson | James Redrick misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dylan Crouch - foul #1 on Dylan Crouch, team foul #7 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Christopher Campbell (SF), Sean Ford (PF) Tim Paiva, John Balcom, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Maryland | Sean Miles (PG), John Morrow (SG), Kevin Taylor (SF), Jason Pendergrass (PF) David Talbott, Roger Catlett, John Becker, Charles Sirois | |
| 03:19 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:19 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 03:09 | Maryland | John Morrow makes the floater from the left wing set up by Jason Pendergrass | 33-39 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Sean Ford comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 02:39 | Maryland | John Morrow pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:35 | Maryland | John Morrow hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 33-39 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Sean Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | The jump hook by James Redrick is blocked by Jason Pendergrass | 33-39 |
| 02:25 | Maryland | Kevin Taylor gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:19 | Maryland | John Morrow hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Taylor | 33-42 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Campbell and he's fouled by Sean Miles - foul #1 on Sean Miles, team foul #8 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG), Ray Palmateer (PF), Sylvester Conforti (C) Richard Clary, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Talbott (PG), Jan Etheridge (SF), Charles Sirois (PF) Sean Miles, Jason Pendergrass, Dylan Crouch | |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Eric Perrigo makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | David Talbott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer loses the dribble to Kevin Taylor | 36-42 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | David Talbott is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #3 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #11 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Balcom (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Richard Greene (C) Eric Perrigo, William Meeks, Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Becker (SF), Kirk Pugliese (C) John Morrow, Kevin Taylor | |
| 01:04 | Maryland | David Talbott makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | David Talbott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Tim Paiva hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell is hacked by John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #9 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Ford (PF) Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Maryland | Sean Miles (PG), Jason Pendergrass (PF) David Talbott, Charles Sirois | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:24 | Maryland | Kirk Pugliese snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 00:05 | Maryland | John Balcom steps in front of the Sean Miles pass | 36-44 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | The clock runs out | 36-44 |