| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Clyde Phillips (fresh) SG - Richard Tyner (fresh) SF - Kevin Brotherton (fresh) PF - Randall Moore (fresh) C - Matthew Frantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) PF - Fred Glover (fresh) C - Jim Hatten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Matthew Frantz picks off the pass by Johnny Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Fred Glover tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Randall Moore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Maryland | Richard Tyner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Tyner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton's pass is intercepted by Arthur Yedinak | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Yedinak | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Maryland | Richard Tyner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten slams it home on a nice dish by Arthur Yedinak | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Johnny Wright - foul #1 on Johnny Wright, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Arthur Yedinak, Gregory Marsh, Johnny Wright, Fred Glover, Jim Hatten | |
| 17:11 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Michael Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Michael Baker takes the ball from Matthew Frantz | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Michael Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Maryland | Richard Tyner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alberto Russo (PG), Mark Spiker (SF), William Spangenberg (PF), Kenneth Harper (C) Clyde Phillips, Kevin Brotherton, Randall Moore, Matthew Frantz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG) Ken Garry | |
| 16:06 | Maryland | Richard Tyner makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Maryland | Richard Tyner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:44 | Maryland | The rebound goes to William Spangenberg | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SG - Richard Tyner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Spiker (fresh) PF - William Spangenberg (fresh) C - Kenneth Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogosky (fresh) PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) C - Lester Terrell (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Maryland | Richard Tyner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 14:59 | Maryland | William Spangenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:43 | Maryland | Richard Tyner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | William Spangenberg misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lester Terrell | 6-4 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is hacked by Richard Tyner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Tyner, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Clyde Phillips (PG), Kevin Brotherton (SF) Richard Tyner, Mark Spiker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Jim Hatten (C) Arthur Yedinak, Michael Baker, Thomas Rogosky, Cecil Fletcher, Lester Terrell | |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | Maryland | William Spangenberg comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 14:05 | Maryland | William Spangenberg tips it home | 8-6 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jim Hatten | 8-8 |
| 13:38 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips misses long on a floater from close range | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Alberto Russo takes the ball from Ken Garry in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | Maryland | Johnny Wright is called for the reach on Clyde Phillips - foul #2 on Johnny Wright, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mark Spiker (SG), Randall Moore (PF), Matthew Frantz (C) Alberto Russo, William Spangenberg, Kenneth Harper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Thomas Rogosky (SF) Ken Garry, Johnny Wright | |
| 13:07 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz makes the jumpshot from the left side | 10-8 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | Maryland | The jump hook by Matthew Frantz is blocked by Fred Glover | 10-11 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF) Thomas Rogosky, Fred Glover | |
| 12:16 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alberto Russo (SG) Mark Spiker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Lester Terrell (C) Gregory Marsh, Michael Baker, Jim Hatten | |
| 12:16 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Randall Moore denies the turnaround by Lester Terrell | 11-11 |
| 12:06 | Maryland | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:42 | Maryland | Thomas Rogosky steals the ball from Randall Moore | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Clyde Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SF - Kevin Brotherton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Moore (fresh) C - Matthew Frantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Garry (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Yedinak | 11-13 |
| 11:23 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips is whistled for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mark Spiker (SG) Clyde Phillips | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Jim Hatten (C) Arthur Yedinak, Lester Terrell | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher is whistled for a carry | 11-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Kenneth Harper (C) Randall Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Cecil Fletcher | |
| 10:39 | Maryland | Kevin Brotherton misses the shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten tips it in | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | Maryland | Alberto Russo can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jim Hatten - foul #1 on Jim Hatten, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Clyde Phillips (PG), William Spangenberg (PF) Kevin Brotherton, Matthew Frantz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Fred Glover (PF) Gregory Marsh, Lester Terrell | |
| 10:22 | Maryland | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:22 | Maryland | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-15 |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:49 | Maryland | Alberto Russo clanks a floater from the left block | 13-15 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Alberto Russo tips it in | 15-15 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Ken Garry is hacked by Mark Spiker - foul #1 on Mark Spiker, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Hage (SG), Kevin Brotherton (SF), Randall Moore (PF) Alberto Russo, Mark Spiker, William Spangenberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Lester Terrell (C) Ken Garry, Jim Hatten | |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | Maryland | Randall Moore snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arthur Yedinak | 15-18 |
| 08:40 | Maryland | Gregory Marsh is called for the reach on Patrick Hage - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Matthew Frantz (C) Kenneth Harper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| 08:34 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz is hacked by Thomas Rogosky - foul #1 on Thomas Rogosky, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG) Arthur Yedinak | |
| 08:34 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 08:21 | Maryland | Randall Moore snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:03 | Maryland | Randall Moore is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mark Spiker (SG) Patrick Hage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Hatten (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alberto Russo (PG) Clyde Phillips | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Spiker (fresh) SF - Kevin Brotherton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Frantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ken Garry (fresh) SG - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Rogosky (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Maryland | Alberto Russo lays it up and in | 17-18 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 07:03 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:49 | Maryland | Randall Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 06:16 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jim Hatten - foul #2 on Jim Hatten, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Clyde Phillips (PG), Patrick Hage (SG), Richard Tyner (SF), Kenneth Harper (C) Alberto Russo, Mark Spiker, Kevin Brotherton, Randall Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Fred Glover (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Ken Garry, Cecil Fletcher, Jim Hatten | |
| 06:16 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:16 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Fred Glover connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Marsh | 18-22 |
| 05:48 | Maryland | Richard Tyner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:47 | Maryland | Kenneth Harper snags the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:41 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:39 | Maryland | Richard Tyner gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Richard Tyner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Terrell - foul #1 on Lester Terrell, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | William Spangenberg (PF) Matthew Frantz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Richard Tyner makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Richard Tyner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Richard Tyner makes the 3rd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is fouled on the floor by Richard Tyner - foul #3 on Richard Tyner, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alberto Russo (SG), Kevin Brotherton (SF) Patrick Hage, Richard Tyner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh is called for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mark Spiker (SF) Kevin Brotherton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (SG) Gregory Marsh | |
| 04:28 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips makes the floater in the paint | 23-22 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randall Moore (PF) William Spangenberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 03:41 | Maryland | Mark Spiker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cecil Fletcher | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Clyde Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Spiker (fresh) PF - Randall Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ken Garry (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogosky (tired) 3 pts. PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Ken Garry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Kenneth Harper snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 02:56 | Maryland | Kenneth Harper misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-22 |
| 02:54 | Maryland | Randall Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:44 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 02:42 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:29 | Maryland | Cecil Fletcher is called for the reach on Kenneth Harper - foul #1 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Hage (SG), Kevin Brotherton (SF), Matthew Frantz (PF) Alberto Russo, Mark Spiker, Randall Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Jim Hatten (C) Ken Garry, Thomas Rogosky, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 02:29 | Maryland | Kenneth Harper misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:29 | Maryland | Kenneth Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:03 | North Carolina | Michael Baker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Patrick Hage snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 01:46 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz dunks the ball set up by Clyde Phillips | 26-22 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Wright | 26-24 |
| 01:06 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | Alberto Russo (SG), Randall Moore (PF) Patrick Hage, Kenneth Harper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Cecil Fletcher (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Michael Baker, Fred Glover | |
| 01:06 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:06 | Maryland | Clyde Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 00:49 | Maryland | Matthew Frantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Matthew Frantz is called for the reach on Cecil Fletcher - foul #1 on Matthew Frantz, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Patrick Hage (SG) Clyde Phillips | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher tips it in | 28-29 |
| 00:18 | Maryland | Patrick Hage connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Randall Moore | 30-29 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Alberto Russo misses the fullcourt shot | 30-29 |