| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Michael Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Echols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Shook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Knox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | John Echols inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Maryland | Marvin Fuller misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Clark Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Clark Knox misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 19:22 | Maryland | Dennis Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:18 | Maryland | John Echols misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 40-33 |
| 19:16 | Maryland | Michael Sherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:57 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor's floater is tipped away by Clark Knox | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor tips it home | 42-33 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Clark Knox scores on a jumper from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Maryland | Michael Sherman is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Stewart (SF) John Echols | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Ellison (PG), Roy Gray (SG), Mark Caraway (SF) James Fiorillo, Joseph Shook, James Morgan | |
| 17:51 | Clemson | Mark Caraway scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ellison and he's fouled by Marvin Fuller - foul #2 on Marvin Fuller, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Ulysses Killeen (PF) Thomas Ellison, Larry Cameron | |
| 17:51 | Clemson | Mark Caraway misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Dennis Lewis grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Michael Sherman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Roy Gray pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Michael Sherman is called for the reach on James Fiorillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sherman, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Clayborne (PF) Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Shook (SG), Larry Cameron (PF) Roy Gray, Ulysses Killeen | |
| 17:09 | Clemson | John Stewart blocks the short jumper by Joseph Shook | 42-37 |
| 17:08 | Maryland | Michael Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:47 | Maryland | Marvin Fuller is fouled on the floor by Clark Knox - foul #1 on Clark Knox, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes (PG), Tyrone Webb (SG), John Echols (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF) Michael Sherman, Marvin Fuller, John Stewart, Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SG), Ulysses Killeen (PF) Joseph Shook, Larry Cameron | |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Webb | 45-37 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Clark Knox buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Tyrone Webb - foul #1 on Tyrone Webb, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Sherman (PG), John Stewart (SF), Robert Clayborne (PF) Joseph Jimenes, John Echols, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Ellison (PG), Larry Cameron (PF) James Fiorillo, Ulysses Killeen | |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Clark Knox misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:11 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:42 | Maryland | Michael Sherman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Clark Knox - foul #2 on Clark Knox, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Maryland | Marvin Fuller (SG), John Echols (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF) Tyrone Webb, John Stewart, Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Joseph Shook (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Thomas Ellison, Roy Gray, Clark Knox | |
| 15:42 | Maryland | Michael Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:42 | Maryland | Michael Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Michael Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Echols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Shook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Caraway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Ernest Taylor steps in front of the Lawrence Johnson pass | 45-39 |
| 15:04 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes (PG), Tyrone Webb (SG), John Stewart (SF), Robert Clayborne (PF) Michael Sherman, Marvin Fuller, John Echols, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SG), James Morgan (SF), Ulysses Killeen (PF) Joseph Shook, Mark Caraway, Larry Cameron | |
| 14:38 | Clemson | James Morgan clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Taylor - foul #3 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Maryland | Marvin Fuller (SG), John Echols (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF) Tyrone Webb, John Stewart, Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Cameron (PF), Clark Knox (C) Ulysses Killeen, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 14:38 | Clemson | James Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | James Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:38 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:23 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-40 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Larry Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Marvin Fuller is called for the reach on James Fiorillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Fuller, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (PG), John Stewart (SF), Robert Clayborne (PF) Joseph Jimenes, John Echols, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Shook (SG), Mark Caraway (SF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Roy Gray, James Morgan, Clark Knox | |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Sherman (PG), John Echols (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF) Marvin Fuller, John Stewart, Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Ellison (PG), Roy Gray (SG), James Morgan (SF), Ulysses Killeen (PF) James Fiorillo, Joseph Shook, Mark Caraway, Larry Cameron | |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | Maryland | John Echols pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:35 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes (PG), Marvin Fuller (SG), John Stewart (SF) Michael Sherman, Tyrone Webb, John Echols | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Mark Caraway (SF), Larry Cameron (PF), Clark Knox (C) Thomas Ellison, James Morgan, Ulysses Killeen, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:35 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:35 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:06 | Clemson | James Fiorillo loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Sherman (PG), Tyrone Webb (SG), John Echols (SF), Robert Clayborne (PF) Joseph Jimenes, Marvin Fuller, John Stewart, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Shook (SG), James Morgan (SF), Ulysses Killeen (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Roy Gray, Mark Caraway, Larry Cameron, Clark Knox | |
| 12:49 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne loses the dribble to Joseph Shook | 46-41 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | James Morgan can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to James Morgan | 46-41 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Michael Sherman picks off the pass by James Fiorillo | 46-41 |
| 11:39 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor jams it set up by Michael Sherman | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Michael Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Echols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Clayborne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Taylor (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Shook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ulysses Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen's layup is rejected by Robert Clayborne | 48-41 |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:56 | Maryland | Michael Sherman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 48-41 |
| 10:55 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen loses the dribble to Michael Sherman | 48-41 |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Michael Sherman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ulysses Killeen - foul #2 on Ulysses Killeen, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Maryland | Marvin Fuller (SG), John Stewart (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF) Tyrone Webb, John Echols, Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Ellison (PG), Roy Gray (SG), Mark Caraway (SF), Larry Cameron (PF), Clark Knox (C) James Fiorillo, Joseph Shook, James Morgan, Ulysses Killeen, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Michael Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:15 | Maryland | Michael Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Michael Sherman steals the ball from Clark Knox | 49-41 |
| 09:31 | Maryland | Dennis Lewis drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Sherman | 51-41 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Larry Cameron can't finish the layup | 51-41 |
| 09:22 | Maryland | John Stewart gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:16 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the shot near the basket set up by Dennis Lewis | 53-41 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | Clark Knox clanks a shot from the right side | 53-41 |
| 08:46 | Maryland | Michael Sherman snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:29 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clark Knox - foul #3 on Clark Knox, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes (PG) Michael Sherman | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Thomas Ellison, Clark Knox | |
| 08:29 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:29 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | Mark Caraway scores on a floater from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 07:34 | Maryland | Joseph Jimenes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Dennis Lewis hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Joseph Jimenes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Taylor (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Caraway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Dennis Lewis blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Johnson | 57-43 |
| 07:11 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:52 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyrone Webb (SG), John Echols (SF), Robert Clayborne (PF) Marvin Fuller, John Stewart, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Morgan (SF), Clark Knox (C) Mark Caraway, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:52 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:52 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | James Morgan travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Dennis Lewis (PF) Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Shook (SG) Roy Gray | |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Tyrone Webb makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Jimenes | 61-43 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Joseph Shook clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 61-43 |
| 05:40 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Joseph Jimenes | 61-43 |
| 05:19 | Maryland | Clark Knox steps in front of the Robert Clayborne pass | 61-43 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Clark Knox can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 04:51 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:46 | Maryland | John Echols can't finish the layup | 61-43 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Clark Knox grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Clark Knox's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Lewis | 61-43 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Larry Cameron snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | James Fiorillo is whistled for a carry | 61-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Sherman (PG), Marvin Fuller (SG), John Stewart (SF), Ernest Taylor (C) Joseph Jimenes, Tyrone Webb, John Echols, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Ellison (PG), Roy Gray (SG), Mark Caraway (SF), Ulysses Killeen (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) James Fiorillo, Joseph Shook, James Morgan, Larry Cameron, Clark Knox | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor misses the easy layup | 61-43 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Michael Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Clayborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Taylor (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Ellison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Caraway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ulysses Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen is hacked by Michael Sherman - foul #3 on Michael Sherman, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Dennis Lewis (PF) Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:51 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor is called for 3 seconds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Clayborne (C) Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Ulysses Killeen knocks in the shot from the left block | 61-47 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Echols (SF), Ernest Taylor (C) John Stewart, Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Marvin Fuller misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 01:37 | Maryland | Robert Clayborne tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Thomas Ellison buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Caraway | 65-51 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | Michael Sherman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Mark Caraway knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Ellison and he's fouled by John Echols - foul #1 on John Echols, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Maryland | Dennis Lewis (PF) Robert Clayborne | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Mark Caraway makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Maryland | Ernest Taylor makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Marvin Fuller | 67-54 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Mark Caraway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Michael Sherman runs out the clock | 67-54 |