| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) SG - George Mrozek (fresh) SF - Jay Young (fresh) PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) SG - Shing Chi (fresh) SF - Cory West (fresh) PF - Richard Pearce (fresh) C - Christopher Manning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Darrell Burns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Richard Pearce | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | Minh Chio can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brunon Zahniser - foul #1 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | Minh Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Darrell Burns is fouled on the floor by Richard Pearce - foul #1 on Richard Pearce, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Wright can't throw it down but he's hacked by Shing Chi - foul #1 on Shing Chi, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:01 | Maryland | Christopher Manning snags the defensive board | 1-1 |
| 18:45 | Maryland | Cory West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-1 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Jay Young misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 1-1 |
| 18:28 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Richard Pearce | 1-1 |
| 18:10 | Maryland | Shing Chi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Jay Young comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Cory West - foul #1 on Cory West, team foul #3 | 1-1 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Jay Young makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Jay Young makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Shing Chi connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Minh Chio | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Maryland | Christopher Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Maryland | Christopher Manning scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Pearce | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser double dribbles | 3-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SF), Philip English (C) Jay Young, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:06 | Maryland | Shing Chi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cory West | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:44 | Maryland | Christopher Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Maryland | Minh Chio drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Richard Pearce steps in front of the Darrell Burns pass | 3-11 |
| 16:02 | Maryland | Richard Pearce can't finish the layup | 3-11 |
| 16:00 | NC State | George Mrozek grabs the board | 3-11 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fairly fresh) SG - George Mrozek (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Black (fresh) PF - Darrell Burns (fairly fresh) C - Philip English (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shing Chi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory West (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | NC State | George Mrozek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-11 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Joshua Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Minh Chio steals it from George Mrozek | 3-11 |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Minh Chio lays it in | 3-13 |
| 15:23 | NC State | Darrell Burns knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Black | 5-13 |
| 15:18 | Maryland | Minh Chio hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joshua Black - foul #1 on Joshua Black, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), Wayne Cunningham (SG), Jay Young (SF), Robert Wright (C) Brunon Zahniser, George Mrozek, Joshua Black, Darrell Burns | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (SG), Christopher Holmes (SF), Thomas Forsythe (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) Shing Chi, Cory West, Richard Pearce, Christopher Manning | |
| 15:18 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses the free throw | 5-15 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham clanks a jumper from the right wing | 5-15 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Robert Wright hits the follow up shot | 7-15 |
| 14:57 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 14:56 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes tips it in | 7-17 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Jay Young's layup is rejected by Stanley McFerran | 7-17 |
| 14:38 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 14:32 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Robert Wright connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by David Sayler | 9-19 |
| 14:11 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the jumper near the basket set up by Minh Chio | 9-21 |
| 14:09 | NC State | David Sayler travels in the backcourt | 9-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SG), Cesar Esposito (PF) Wayne Cunningham, Philip English | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG) Minh Chio | |
| 13:54 | Maryland | Roman Moreno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Jay Young pulls down the rebound | 9-21 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Stanley McFerran swats the shot by Joshua Black | 9-21 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Joshua Black snags the offensive board | 9-21 |
| 13:20 | NC State | Joshua Black is fouled on the floor by Thomas Forsythe - foul #1 on Thomas Forsythe, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), George Mrozek (SG) David Sayler, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shing Chi (SG), Clay Valenti (SF), Ron Purnell (PF), Christopher Manning (C) John Baxter, Christopher Holmes, Thomas Forsythe, Stanley McFerran | |
| 13:03 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 9-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Darrell Burns (PF) Joshua Black | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:41 | Maryland | Shing Chi is hacked by Cesar Esposito - foul #1 on Cesar Esposito, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Philip English (SF) Wayne Cunningham, Jay Young | |
| Subs | Maryland | Cory West (SF), Richard Pearce (PF) Shing Chi, Ron Purnell | |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Cory West misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by George Mrozek - foul #1 on George Mrozek, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Cory West misses the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Cory West makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Cory West makes the 3rd free throw | 9-23 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Cesar Esposito misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Manning - foul #1 on Christopher Manning, team foul #5 | 9-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG) George Mrozek | |
| Subs | Maryland | Christopher Holmes (SF), Thomas Forsythe (C) Cory West, Christopher Manning | |
| 12:07 | NC State | Cesar Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Cesar Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roman Moreno | 10-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) SG - Wayne Cunningham (fresh) SF - Philip English (fresh) PF - Darrell Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cesar Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clay Valenti (fresh) SF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Forsythe (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip English | 12-25 |
| 11:10 | Maryland | Richard Pearce's fadeaway is rejected by Philip English | 12-25 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Philip English gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Darrell Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Cunningham | 14-25 |
| 10:47 | Maryland | Clay Valenti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), George Mrozek (SG), Jay Young (SF), Joshua Black (PF), Robert Wright (C) Brunon Zahniser, Wayne Cunningham, Philip English, Darrell Burns, Cesar Esposito | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Cory West (SF), Ron Purnell (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) Roman Moreno, Clay Valenti, Christopher Holmes, Richard Pearce, Thomas Forsythe | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Stanley McFerran steals it from Robert Wright | 14-25 |
| 10:23 | Maryland | Ron Purnell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-25 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Jay Young grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 10:16 | NC State | George Mrozek misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-25 |
| 10:14 | Maryland | Cory West snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 10:12 | Maryland | David Sayler picks off the pass by Minh Chio in the backcourt | 14-25 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Robert Wright blows the layup | 14-25 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Jay Young snags the offensive board | 14-25 |
| 09:35 | NC State | George Mrozek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Robert Wright tips it home | 16-25 |
| 09:24 | Maryland | Shing Chi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Joshua Black misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Jay Young tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 09:01 | Maryland | Shing Chi is whistled for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Philip English (PF) George Mrozek, Jay Young | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Roman Moreno (SG), Christopher Holmes (SF), Thomas Forsythe (PF), Christopher Manning (C) Minh Chio, Shing Chi, Cory West, Ron Purnell, Stanley McFerran | |
| 08:33 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-25 |
| 08:32 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:28 | Maryland | Roman Moreno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Philip English is called for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG), Darrell Burns (PF), Cesar Esposito (C) David Sayler, Joshua Black, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Pearce (PF) Thomas Forsythe | |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Richard Pearce is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Pearce, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe (PF) Richard Pearce | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Darrell Burns comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Forsythe - foul #2 on Thomas Forsythe, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG) Wayne Cunningham | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Ron Purnell (PF) Roman Moreno, Thomas Forsythe | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Darrell Burns makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Darrell Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Mrozek (fresh) SF - Philip English (fresh) PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Purnell (fresh) C - Christopher Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Ron Purnell's pass is intercepted by Philip English | 20-25 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Darrell Burns knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brunon Zahniser | 23-25 |
| 07:17 | Maryland | Ron Purnell is fouled on the floor by Philip English - foul #1 on Philip English, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Jay Young (SF) Brunon Zahniser, Cesar Esposito | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shing Chi (SG), Stanley McFerran (C) John Baxter, Christopher Manning | |
| 06:57 | Maryland | Shing Chi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:56 | Maryland | Stanley McFerran grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:39 | Maryland | Stanley McFerran clanks a runner in the lane | 23-25 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jay Young pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | NC State | George Mrozek is fouled on the floor by Christopher Holmes - foul #1 on Christopher Holmes, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), Joshua Black (PF), Robert Wright (C) Wayne Cunningham, Darrell Burns, Philip English | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (PG), Cory West (SF) Minh Chio, Ron Purnell | |
| 06:32 | NC State | George Mrozek makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:32 | NC State | George Mrozek makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Black - foul #2 on Joshua Black, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Cesar Esposito (PF) George Mrozek, Joshua Black | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Christopher Manning (C) Shing Chi, Stanley McFerran | |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Cesar Esposito drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Brunon Zahniser | 27-26 |
| 05:41 | Maryland | Cory West comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:39 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:29 | Maryland | Roman Moreno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Jay Young pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Jay Young scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brunon Zahniser | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | David Sayler is called for the reach on John Baxter - foul #1 on David Sayler, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG), Philip English (SF), Darrell Burns (PF) David Sayler, Jay Young, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG) Roman Moreno | |
| 05:05 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Philip English can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 04:52 | NC State | George Mrozek tips it in | 31-28 |
| 04:38 | Maryland | Philip English is called for the reach on Cory West - foul #2 on Philip English, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Jay Young (SF), Luis Delcambre (C) Brunon Zahniser, Philip English, Cesar Esposito | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shing Chi (SG), Ron Purnell (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) John Baxter, Christopher Holmes, Christopher Manning | |
| 04:38 | Maryland | Cory West makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:38 | Maryland | Cory West makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Jay Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clay Valenti (SF) Cory West | |
| 04:00 | Maryland | Clay Valenti misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Darrell Burns grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Minh Chio - foul #1 on Minh Chio, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SG), Philip English (SF), Robert Wright (C) George Mrozek, Jay Young, Luis Delcambre | |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe (SF), Richard Pearce (PF) Clay Valenti, Ron Purnell | |
| 03:53 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:32 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Wayne Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Black (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Philip English (fresh) PF - Darrell Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shing Chi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley McFerran (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Robert Wright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Burns | 35-33 |
| 02:52 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 02:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 35-33 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Darrell Burns clanks a jump hook from close range | 35-33 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 02:37 | Maryland | Shing Chi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:24 | Maryland | Minh Chio comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-33 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Forsythe | 37-33 |
| 02:09 | Maryland | Philip English is called for the reach on Thomas Forsythe - foul #3 on Philip English, team foul #9 | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), George Mrozek (SG), David Sayler (SF), Cesar Esposito (C) Wayne Cunningham, Philip English, Darrell Burns, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Roman Moreno (SG), Christopher Manning (C) Minh Chio, Shing Chi, Stanley McFerran | |
| 02:09 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Cesar Esposito snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Roman Moreno - foul #1 on Roman Moreno, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Darrell Burns (PF) Joshua Black | |
| Subs | Maryland | Cory West (SF), Ron Purnell (PF) Thomas Forsythe, Richard Pearce | |
| 01:53 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:31 | Maryland | Roman Moreno hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cory West | 38-35 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Darrell Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 00:37 | Maryland | Cory West misses the shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 00:36 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Purnell | 41-35 |
| 00:22 | Maryland | Cory West clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Cesar Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:17 | NC State | The jumper by George Mrozek is denied by Christopher Manning | 41-35 |
| 00:15 | Maryland | John Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:10 | Maryland | John Baxter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:09 | Maryland | Christopher Manning gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Maryland | Christopher Manning misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Darrell Burns grabs the board | 41-35 |