| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tommy Tackitt (fresh) SG - Harry Wicklund (fresh) SF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Mike Siddiqui (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Franklin Draeger (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Larry White (fresh) PF - Anthony Lasley (fresh) C - Neal Royer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Neal Royer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Mitchell | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | Maryland | Franklin Draeger is called for the reach on Vincent Flynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Draeger, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley's floater is tipped away by Mike Siddiqui | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn is hacked by Larry White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | William Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Harry Wicklund | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket | 6-3 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui hits a jump hook in the lane | 8-3 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy McCulley (PF) John Dawson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Mike Thome (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF) Franklin Draeger, William Mitchell, Larry White, Anthony Lasley | |
| 16:27 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Carlos Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Harry Wicklund is called for the reach on Robert Callicoat - foul #1 on Harry Wicklund, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carl Wagner (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), John Dawson (PF), Floyd McAree (C) Tommy Tackitt, Harry Wicklund, Vincent Flynn, Mike Siddiqui | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley (PF) Carlos Wilson | |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley loses the ball out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Carl Wagner (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) SF - Randy McCulley (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Floyd McAree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Callicoat (fresh) SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) SF - Mike Thome (fresh) PF - Anthony Lasley (fresh) C - Neal Royer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Neal Royer grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Dawson - foul #1 on John Dawson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt (PG), Mike Siddiqui (C) Carl Wagner, John Dawson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger (PG), Ralph Finkle (SF) Elwood Courtney, Mike Thome | |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:44 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Lasley - foul #1 on Anthony Lasley, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Flynn (SF) Floyd McAree | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (SG), Carlos Wilson (PF) Robert Callicoat, Anthony Lasley | |
| 14:44 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger is called for a charge - foul #2 on Franklin Draeger, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Harry Wicklund (SG), Floyd McAree (PF) Jeffrey Jackson, Randy McCulley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG) Franklin Draeger | |
| 14:24 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn loses the dribble to Robert Callicoat in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt misses the lay-in | 10-5 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlos Wilson | 10-5 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat loses the dribble to Harry Wicklund | 10-5 |
| 13:15 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn throws it down on a great pass from Harry Wicklund | 12-5 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 12-7 |
| 12:38 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 12:36 | Maryland | Floyd McAree tips it in | 14-7 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Mitchell | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carl Wagner (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), John Dawson (PF), Randy McCulley (C) Tommy Tackitt, Harry Wicklund, Floyd McAree, Mike Siddiqui | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Larry White (SF), Anthony Lasley (PF) Robert Callicoat, William Mitchell, Ralph Finkle, Carlos Wilson | |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley banks in the layup | 14-12 |
| 11:38 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Larry White snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Carl Wagner (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) SF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Randy McCulley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mike Thome (fresh) SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) SF - Larry White (fresh) PF - Anthony Lasley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neal Royer (tired) | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Elwood Courtney hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Thome | 14-15 |
| 11:04 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Wagner | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Carl Wagner takes the ball from Elwood Courtney | 16-15 |
| 10:42 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Wagner | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Mike Thome hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:57 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Elwood Courtney - foul #1 on Elwood Courtney, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt (PG), Harry Wicklund (SG), Floyd McAree (PF), Mike Siddiqui (C) Carl Wagner, Vincent Flynn, John Dawson, Randy McCulley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Ralph Finkle (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF) Mike Thome, Elwood Courtney, Larry White, Anthony Lasley | |
| 09:57 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:57 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Ralph Finkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy McCulley (SF) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:35 | Maryland | William Mitchell steps in front of the Mike Siddiqui pass in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carlos Wilson | 20-17 |
| 09:24 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt is fouled in the backcourt by Neal Royer - foul #1 on Neal Royer, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| 09:08 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Ralph Finkle grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Tommy Tackitt is called for the reach on Robert Callicoat - foul #1 on Tommy Tackitt, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Flynn (SF) Randy McCulley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SF), Anthony Lasley (PF) Ralph Finkle, Carlos Wilson | |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Larry White - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Dawson (PF) Mike Siddiqui | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (SF) Larry White | |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Floyd McAree is hacked by Mike Thome - foul #1 on Mike Thome, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy McCulley (SF) Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Floyd McAree makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Floyd McAree makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-20 |
| 07:27 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Harry Wicklund | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tommy Tackitt (fairly fresh) SG - Harry Wicklund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy McCulley (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Floyd McAree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Callicoat (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lasley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neal Royer (very tired) | |
| 07:05 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Wicklund | 26-20 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:27 | Maryland | Harry Wicklund makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Harry Wicklund - foul #2 on Harry Wicklund, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carl Wagner (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), Vincent Flynn (SF), Mike Siddiqui (C) Tommy Tackitt, Harry Wicklund, Randy McCulley, Floyd McAree | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger (PG), Ralph Finkle (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF) Robert Callicoat, Mike Thome, Anthony Lasley | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Dawson - foul #2 on John Dawson, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elwood Courtney (SG) William Mitchell | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:46 | Maryland | Jeffrey Jackson travels in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Elwood Courtney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 05:29 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui misses the easy layup | 29-25 |
| 05:03 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:49 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy McCulley (SF) Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (SG), Anthony Lasley (PF) Elwood Courtney, Carlos Wilson | |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Neal Royer - foul #2 on Neal Royer, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt (PG), Floyd McAree (PF) Carl Wagner, John Dawson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SF) Ralph Finkle | |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:34 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley's floater is knocked away by Floyd McAree | 30-25 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:02 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Tackitt and the foul's on Neal Royer - foul #3 on Neal Royer, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Harry Wicklund (SG) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (SG), Howard Burrell (C) Robert Callicoat, Neal Royer | |
| 04:02 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Mike Thome loses the dribble to Tommy Tackitt | 33-25 |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt hits the finger roll | 35-25 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Floyd McAree - foul #1 on Floyd McAree, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carl Wagner (PG), Vincent Flynn (SF) Tommy Tackitt, Randy McCulley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (SG) Larry White | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Anthony Lasley makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Carl Wagner (fresh) SG - Harry Wicklund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd McAree (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Siddiqui (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Franklin Draeger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lasley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Howard Burrell (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui's pass is intercepted by Mike Thome | 35-28 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Mike Thome misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 35-28 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Mike Thome snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 02:21 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 35-28 |
| 02:17 | Maryland | Carl Wagner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Wagner, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), John Dawson (PF), Randy McCulley (C) Carl Wagner, Harry Wicklund, Floyd McAree, Mike Siddiqui | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elwood Courtney (SG), Ralph Finkle (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF), Brian Dailey (C) William Mitchell, Mike Thome, Anthony Lasley, Howard Burrell | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Dawson - foul #3 on John Dawson, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mike Siddiqui (C) John Dawson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:05 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Mike Siddiqui | 35-28 |
| 01:36 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn is fouled on the floor by Ralph Finkle - foul #1 on Ralph Finkle, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG) Franklin Draeger | |
| 01:36 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:36 | Maryland | Vincent Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat is fouled on the floor by Tommy Tackitt - foul #2 on Tommy Tackitt, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (SG), Howard Burrell (C) Elwood Courtney, Brian Dailey | |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:19 | Maryland | Randy McCulley gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:50 | Maryland | Tommy Tackitt buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Jackson | 38-28 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carl Wagner (PG), Harry Wicklund (SG), Floyd McAree (PF) Tommy Tackitt, Jeffrey Jackson, Mike Siddiqui | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Franklin Draeger (PG), Larry White (SF), Anthony Lasley (PF) William Mitchell, Ralph Finkle, Carlos Wilson | |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Franklin Draeger is called for the reach on Carl Wagner - foul #3 on Franklin Draeger, team foul #12 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (PG), Carlos Wilson (C) Franklin Draeger, Howard Burrell | |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Carl Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Carl Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Larry White hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 39-28 |