| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shing Chi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clay Valenti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ron Purnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Espiritu (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Paul Shaffer inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Young Xiong loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Shing Chi misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 19:13 | Maryland | Ron Purnell grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 19:01 | Maryland | Clay Valenti hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Paul Shaffer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 44-37 |
| 18:36 | Maryland | John Baxter snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:32 | Maryland | John Baxter misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Alexis Russo - foul #3 on Alexis Russo, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 18:32 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | Maryland | John Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Paul Shaffer grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 18:25 | NC State | James Pennington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:24 | Maryland | David Espiritu grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 18:19 | Maryland | Shing Chi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 18:18 | NC State | James Pennington snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Young Xiong can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Clay Valenti - foul #2 on Clay Valenti, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tommy Neel (PF), Daniel Cianciolo (C) Ron Purnell, David Espiritu | |
| 18:12 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Young Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:12 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 18:07 | Maryland | John Baxter banks in the layup | 45-40 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Paul Shaffer blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Clay Valenti snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:44 | Maryland | Clay Valenti is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Roman Moreno (SG) John Baxter, Shing Chi | |
| 17:33 | NC State | James Pennington can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Neel - foul #3 on Tommy Neel, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ron Purnell (PF) Tommy Neel | |
| 17:33 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:33 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:33 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:19 | Maryland | Clay Valenti is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Clay Valenti, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Willie Bullard (SF) Clay Valenti | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joshua Register can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Leroy Frazier tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 16:45 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), David Espiritu (C) Roman Moreno, Ron Purnell | |
| 16:38 | NC State | James Pennington is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Pennington, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:23 | Maryland | Minh Chio can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 16:21 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:14 | NC State | James Pennington misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Leroy Frazier tips it in | 49-40 |
| 15:54 | Maryland | John Baxter knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 49-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Minh Chio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Bullard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Espiritu (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Michael Howells (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF) James Pennington, Young Xiong, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shing Chi (SG), Steven Bolivar (PF) Minh Chio, Daniel Cianciolo | |
| 15:39 | Maryland | John Baxter drills a shot from the right side set up by Steven Bolivar | 49-44 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Alexis Russo is hacked by Shing Chi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shing Chi, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (PG), Clay Valenti (C) John Baxter, David Espiritu | |
| 15:17 | NC State | Alexis Russo is hacked by Steven Bolivar - foul #4 on Steven Bolivar, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ron Purnell (PF), David Espiritu (C) Willie Bullard, Steven Bolivar | |
| 15:10 | NC State | Alexis Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Shing Chi buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clay Valenti | 49-47 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 14:20 | Maryland | Ron Purnell is fouled on the floor by Joshua Register - foul #1 on Joshua Register, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF), Leroy Frazier (PF) Paul Shaffer, Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Willie Bullard (SF), Tommy Neel (PF) Roman Moreno, Ron Purnell, David Espiritu | |
| 14:05 | Maryland | James Pennington blocks the short jumper by John Baxter | 51-47 |
| 14:04 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:57 | NC State | John Baxter steals the ball from Marlon Degraw | 51-47 |
| 13:52 | Maryland | Tommy Neel banks in the layup set up by John Baxter | 51-49 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Marlon Degraw knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by James Pennington | 53-49 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Shing Chi knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Howells - foul #4 on Michael Howells, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Alexis Russo, Michael Howells, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo (C) Willie Bullard | |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Shing Chi makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:59 | NC State | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 12:57 | Maryland | John Baxter snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 12:53 | Maryland | John Baxter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Cianciolo and he's hacked by Leroy Frazier - foul #1 on Leroy Frazier, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (SG), Ron Purnell (PF) Shing Chi, Clay Valenti | |
| 12:53 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Leroy Frazier connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Paul Shaffer and he's hacked by Tommy Neel - foul #4 on Tommy Neel, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), Willie Bullard (SF) John Baxter, Tommy Neel | |
| 12:35 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:23 | Maryland | Willie Bullard hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Roman Moreno | 56-57 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Peter Oliver scores on a runner from the baseline set up by James Pennington | 58-57 |
| 11:51 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Leroy Frazier snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leroy Frazier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. SG - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Paul Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ron Purnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Cianciolo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Minh Chio is called for the reach on Leroy Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Minh Chio, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Young Xiong (SG) James Pennington, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clay Valenti (SF), David Espiritu (C) Willie Bullard, Ron Purnell | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:48 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Roman Moreno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Young Xiong - foul #3 on Young Xiong, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Alexis Russo is hacked by Roman Moreno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roman Moreno, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ron Purnell (PF) Daniel Cianciolo | |
| 11:41 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:41 | Maryland | David Espiritu pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Clay Valenti drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Minh Chio | 59-61 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Minh Chio steals the ball from Peter Oliver | 59-61 |
| 10:58 | Maryland | Minh Chio lays it up and in | 59-63 |
| 10:39 | NC State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ron Purnell - foul #2 on Ron Purnell, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Willie Bullard (SF), Daniel Cianciolo (PF) Minh Chio, Roman Moreno, Ron Purnell, David Espiritu | |
| 10:39 | NC State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:39 | NC State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:39 | Maryland | Shing Chi gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 10:21 | Maryland | Shing Chi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Marlon Degraw (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Espiritu (C) Clay Valenti | |
| 09:59 | NC State | James Pennington hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Young Xiong | 63-63 |
| 09:54 | Maryland | John Baxter hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Joshua Register - foul #2 on Joshua Register, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Leroy Frazier (C) Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:54 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Young Xiong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alexis Russo | 66-66 |
| 09:08 | Maryland | Shing Chi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Paul Shaffer gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 09:03 | NC State | James Pennington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Leroy Frazier hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Paul Shaffer is called for the reach on Daniel Cianciolo - foul #2 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Young Xiong, James Pennington | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (SG), Clay Valenti (SF), Ron Purnell (PF) Shing Chi, Willie Bullard, David Espiritu | |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Alexis Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clay Valenti - foul #4 on Clay Valenti, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Joshua Register (SF) Leroy Frazier, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), Willie Bullard (SF), David Espiritu (C) John Baxter, Clay Valenti, Daniel Cianciolo | |
| 08:18 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 08:02 | Maryland | Peter Oliver steps in front of the Minh Chio pass | 70-68 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Alexis Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 07:46 | Maryland | David Espiritu snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Register (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Bullard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ron Purnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Espiritu (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Roman Moreno misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-68 |
| 07:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Oliver | 70-68 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Alexis Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 07:33 | Maryland | David Espiritu snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 07:27 | Maryland | Roman Moreno drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Joshua Register snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Peter Oliver is hacked by Willie Bullard - foul #4 on Willie Bullard, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), James Pennington (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), Leroy Frazier (C) Alexis Russo, Young Xiong, Joshua Register, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Clay Valenti (SF), Tommy Neel (PF), Steven Bolivar (C) Minh Chio, Roman Moreno, Willie Bullard, Ron Purnell, David Espiritu | |
| 06:54 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 06:39 | Maryland | Shing Chi scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Baxter | 72-73 |
| 06:35 | NC State | James Pennington is hacked by Clay Valenti - foul #5 on Clay Valenti, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Marlon Degraw (C) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ron Purnell (PF) Clay Valenti | |
| 06:35 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 06:35 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 06:22 | Maryland | Tommy Neel is denied on a layup by Leroy Frazier | 74-73 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Leroy Frazier snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 06:17 | NC State | James Pennington is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Steven Bolivar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-73 |
| 06:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Pennington | 74-73 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is hacked by Ron Purnell - foul #3 on Ron Purnell, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 05:35 | Maryland | Ron Purnell comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 76-73 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Paul Shaffer grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-73 |
| 05:27 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Ron Purnell | 76-73 |
| 05:22 | Maryland | Shing Chi double dribbles | 76-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Joshua Register (PF), James Johnson (C) Leroy Frazier, Paul Shaffer, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Roman Moreno (SG), Daniel Cianciolo (PF) John Baxter, Shing Chi, Ron Purnell | |
| 05:05 | NC State | James Johnson is whistled for a carry | 76-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Espiritu (C) Steven Bolivar | |
| 04:56 | Maryland | Tommy Neel travels with the ball | 76-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF) Michael Howells | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:46 | NC State | Daniel Cianciolo steals the ball from Joshua Register | 76-73 |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Roman Moreno is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG) James Pennington | |
| Subs | Maryland | Willie Bullard (SF) Tommy Neel | |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Peter Oliver knocks in the floater near the basket | 78-75 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo hits a shot in the lane set up by Roman Moreno | 78-77 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Joshua Register throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SG), Marlon Degraw (C) Michael Howells, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Ron Purnell (PF) Roman Moreno, Daniel Cianciolo | |
| 03:58 | Maryland | Ron Purnell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 78-77 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Peter Oliver snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Leroy Frazier can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 78-77 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Peter Oliver can't tip it in | 78-77 |
| 03:49 | Maryland | Ron Purnell gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:44 | Maryland | John Baxter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-77 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF) Alexis Russo, Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shing Chi (SG), Tommy Neel (SF), Steven Bolivar (C) Minh Chio, Willie Bullard, David Espiritu | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Pennington (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. SG - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Register (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shing Chi (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Tommy Neel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ron Purnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Bolivar (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Leroy Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-77 |
| 03:25 | NC State | James Pennington can't tip it in | 78-77 |
| 03:24 | Maryland | John Baxter gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:19 | Maryland | John Baxter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 78-77 |
| 03:18 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the board | 78-77 |
| 03:13 | NC State | James Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 03:11 | Maryland | Ron Purnell snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 03:04 | Maryland | Joshua Register is called for the reach on John Baxter - foul #3 on Joshua Register, team foul #10 | 78-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), James Johnson (C) Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Maryland | Daniel Cianciolo (C) Ron Purnell | |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:04 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Shing Chi steps in front of the James Pennington pass | 78-79 |
| 02:46 | Maryland | John Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Howells - foul #5 on Michael Howells, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Peter Oliver (PF) Michael Howells, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 02:46 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:46 | Maryland | John Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 78-80 |
| 02:39 | Maryland | Steven Bolivar gets the rebound | 78-80 |
| 02:33 | Maryland | Steven Bolivar is whistled for a carry | 78-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Willie Bullard (SF) John Baxter, Steven Bolivar | |
| 02:08 | NC State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cianciolo - foul #1 on Daniel Cianciolo, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF) James Pennington | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), David Espiritu (C) Shing Chi, Tommy Neel | |
| 02:08 | NC State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:08 | NC State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:05 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG), Leroy Frazier (SG) Alexis Russo, Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Steven Bolivar (C) Minh Chio, Roman Moreno, David Espiritu | |
| 01:57 | Maryland | Shing Chi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Baxter | 80-83 |
| 01:57 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Young Xiong (SG) James Pennington, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ron Purnell (PF), David Espiritu (C) Daniel Cianciolo, Steven Bolivar | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shing Chi - foul #2 on Shing Chi, team foul #15 | 80-83 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 01:24 | Maryland | Willie Bullard travels with the ball | 81-83 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Peter Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 81-83 |
| 01:05 | NC State | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 83-83 |
| 00:42 | Maryland | John Baxter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shing Chi | 83-86 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Shing Chi - foul #3 on Shing Chi, team foul #16 | 83-86 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Maryland | John Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by Alexis Russo - foul #4 on Alexis Russo, team foul #12 | 85-86 |
| 00:13 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:13 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Alexis Russo is fouled on the floor by David Espiritu - foul #2 on David Espiritu, team foul #17 | 85-88 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:09 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Ron Purnell | 86-88 |
| 00:08 | Maryland | Ron Purnell is fouled in the backcourt by Alexis Russo - foul #5 on Alexis Russo, team foul #13 | 86-88 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:08 | Maryland | Ron Purnell makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:08 | Maryland | Ron Purnell makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | NC State | James Pennington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-90 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Young Xiong grabs the offensive board | 86-90 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 86-90 |