| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Whelan (fresh) SF - Steven Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Horstman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Steven Moore inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Steven Moore is hacked by Larry Howard - foul #2 on Larry Howard, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Steven Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Seay | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Robert Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Robert Horstman misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Dickinson - foul #2 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Robert Horstman makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Robert Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Rick Blumer and he's hacked by Steven Moore - foul #1 on Steven Moore, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:35 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Steven Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rick Blumer and he's hacked by Steven Moore - foul #2 on Steven Moore, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:38 | NC State | Robert Horstman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:37 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Mark Dickinson | 31-38 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Rick Blumer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:15 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson tips it home | 31-40 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Steven Moore lays it in and he's hacked by Larry Howard - foul #3 on Larry Howard, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Whaley (PF) George Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Chad Hicks (SG), Robert Tatham (SF), Keith Holmes (PF) Nicolas Bryson, Larry Howard, Darrel Payne | |
| 17:11 | NC State | Steven Moore makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:57 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Gene Whelan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 16:35 | Maryland | Chad Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 16:33 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson tips it home | 36-44 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Billy Seay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Robert Horstman gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Kevin Whaley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Whelan | 39-44 |
| 15:48 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Blumer | 39-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Whelan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Horstman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Tatham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keith Holmes (fresh) C - Mark Dickinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Billy Seay is hacked by Mark Dickinson - foul #3 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PF) Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SG), Larry Howard (SF), Darrel Payne (PF), Denver Able (C) Rick Blumer, Chad Hicks, Keith Holmes, Mark Dickinson | |
| 15:20 | NC State | Steven Moore lays it in | 41-47 |
| 15:15 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses the easy layup | 41-47 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Howard | 41-49 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Gene Whelan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| 14:13 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 41-49 |
| 14:12 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:52 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Tatham | 41-52 |
| 13:41 | NC State | George Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 13:12 | Maryland | Robert Tatham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 13:10 | Maryland | Darrel Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:46 | Maryland | Billy Seay is called for the reach on Robert Tatham - foul #2 on Billy Seay, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF) Gene Whelan, Steven Moore, George Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG), Chad Hicks (SG), Keith Holmes (PF), Mark Dickinson (C) Robert Tatham, Nicolas Bryson, Darrel Payne, Denver Able | |
| 12:27 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Billy Seay - foul #3 on Billy Seay, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Christian (C) Robert Horstman | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:27 | Maryland | Chad Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:27 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Lawrence Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Billy Seay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Eric Leber hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 11:46 | Maryland | Keith Holmes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Whaley - foul #2 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Leber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Holmes (fresh) C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Maryland | Chad Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Gene Whelan (SG), Robert Horstman (C) Jeffrey Cheever, Lawrence Christian | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SF) Larry Howard | |
| 11:15 | NC State | Robert Horstman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Keith Holmes is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Moore (SF), George Walker (PF) Eric Leber, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 10:32 | NC State | Steven Moore misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 10:31 | Maryland | Chad Hicks gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:02 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson hits a shot near the basket set up by Chad Hicks | 48-55 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Steven Moore is called for a backcourt violation | 48-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Christian (C) Robert Horstman | |
| Subs | Maryland | Larry Howard (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Nicolas Bryson, Keith Holmes | |
| 09:27 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rick Blumer | 48-57 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Lawrence Christian can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 09:08 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Darrel Payne | 48-57 |
| 08:41 | Maryland | George Walker steals it from Chad Hicks | 48-57 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Gene Whelan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 08:18 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | Maryland | Rick Blumer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Hicks | 48-60 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Lawrence Christian loses the dribble to Rick Blumer | 48-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Whelan (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steven Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Dickinson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Darrel Payne misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Cheever (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF), Robert Horstman (C) Billy Seay, Gene Whelan, Steven Moore, George Walker, Lawrence Christian | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Nicolas Bryson (SG), Denver Able (C) Rick Blumer, Chad Hicks, Mark Dickinson | |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Darrel Payne makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Darrel Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 07:05 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 06:36 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 06:29 | NC State | Robert Horstman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Keith Holmes (PF) Darrel Payne | |
| 06:13 | Maryland | The jumper by Nicolas Bryson is denied by Eric Leber | 48-65 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Robert Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Edward Johnson is called for traveling | 48-65 |
| 05:49 | Maryland | Keith Holmes is hacked by Kevin Whaley - foul #3 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG) Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:49 | Maryland | Keith Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 05:49 | Maryland | Keith Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Robert Horstman scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 05:09 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-67 |
| 05:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Horstman | 50-67 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 04:59 | Maryland | Denver Able grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:33 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Robert Horstman snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Billy Seay can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-67 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever tips it back up and in | 52-67 |
| 04:16 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Gene Whelan (SG), Steven Moore (SF), George Walker (PF) Jeffrey Cheever, Eric Leber, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG), Chad Hicks (SG), Darrel Payne (PF), Mark Dickinson (C) Robert Tatham, Larry Howard, Keith Holmes, Denver Able | |
| 03:56 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 03:54 | NC State | George Walker gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Steven Moore misses short on a shot from the right block | 52-67 |
| 03:47 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Maryland | Chad Hicks is called for traveling | 52-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Cheever (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF), Lawrence Christian (C) Billy Seay, Gene Whelan, Steven Moore, George Walker, Robert Horstman | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cheever (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Leber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 27 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Eric Leber misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:06 | Maryland | Darrel Payne drills a shot near the basket set up by Rick Blumer | 52-69 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever gets the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Nicolas Bryson steals the ball from Eric Leber | 52-69 |
| 02:10 | Maryland | Kevin Whaley steps in front of the Mark Dickinson pass | 52-69 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Eric Leber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 01:49 | Maryland | Darrel Payne gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:20 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Eric Leber grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Jeffrey Cheever misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Lawrence Christian tips it in | 54-69 |
| 00:44 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Eric Leber grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Mark Dickinson steals the ball from Lawrence Christian | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Maryland | Rick Blumer makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Dickinson | 54-72 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Kevin Whaley is fouled on the floor by Darrel Payne - foul #2 on Darrel Payne, team foul #5 | 54-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Larry Howard (SF) Chad Hicks | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 54-72 |