| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Baird (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | David Lee inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Richard McElroy pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:39 | Maryland | Evan Belton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Byrum | 29-23 |
| 19:20 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Baird denies the turnaround by Roger Smith | 29-23 |
| 19:19 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 19:18 | Maryland | Brandon Baird pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:31 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Tinney and he's hacked by Evan Belton - foul #3 on Evan Belton, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | Maryland | David Lee takes the ball from Richard McElroy | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee loses the dribble to Robert Ginsberg | 30-26 |
| 17:37 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 17:35 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:31 | Miami (FL) | David Lee connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Smith | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Maryland | John Byrum is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Boren (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Roger Smith, Michael Williams | |
| 16:44 | Maryland | Brandon Baird hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Evan Belton | 32-28 |
| 16:24 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Smith misses the driving attempt from close range | 32-28 |
| 16:22 | Miami (FL) | James Boren tips it in | 32-30 |
| 15:57 | Maryland | Robert Lee is called for the reach on Robert Ginsberg - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Lever (PG), Roosevelt Hilliker (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Imarogbe Dare (C) Robert Ginsberg, Evan Belton, Brandon Baird, John Byrum | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Guillermo Montes (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Robert Lee, David Lee, James Boren, Ralph Smith | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Imarogbe Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - John McClanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Guillermo Montes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Maryland | Bo Xiong is called for the reach on David Lever - foul #4 on Bo Xiong, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Carmelo Mata (PG) Bo Xiong | |
| 15:16 | Maryland | Richard McElroy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John McClanahan - foul #1 on John McClanahan, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| 15:16 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:16 | Maryland | Richard McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:58 | Miami (FL) | Richard Parker is called for the reach on Roger Smith - foul #3 on Richard Parker, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG) Richard McElroy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:52 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ginsberg picks off the pass by Guillermo Montes | 34-30 |
| 14:47 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg lays it up and in | 36-30 |
| 14:41 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Evan Belton (SF) David Lever | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Robert Lee (SG) Carmelo Mata, John McClanahan | |
| 14:21 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the floater from the right side | 36-30 |
| 14:20 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:03 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-30 |
| 14:02 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Evan Belton is hacked by Guillermo Montes - foul #1 on Guillermo Montes, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (SG), Brandon Baird (PF), John Byrum (C) Roosevelt Hilliker, Richard Parker, Imarogbe Dare | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (SF), James Boren (PF) Guillermo Montes, Roger Smith | |
| 13:41 | Maryland | Brandon Baird hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Ginsberg | 38-30 |
| 13:29 | Miami (FL) | David Lee double dribbles | 38-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Smith (C) Michael Williams | |
| 13:01 | Maryland | John Byrum is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on John Byrum, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 12:40 | Maryland | John Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:12 | Maryland | James Boren swats the layup by Brandon Baird | 38-30 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ralph Smith | 38-30 |
| 11:57 | Miami (FL) | David Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Baird (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Lee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Boren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Maryland | Brandon Baird drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ginsberg | 40-33 |
| 11:11 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by David Lee | 40-36 |
| 10:45 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Byrum | 42-36 |
| 10:22 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee is fouled on the floor by Brandon Baird - foul #3 on Brandon Baird, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Lever (PG), Roosevelt Hilliker (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Imarogbe Dare (C) Robert Ginsberg, Evan Belton, Brandon Baird, John Byrum | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Carmelo Mata (PG), John McClanahan (SG), Guillermo Montes (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Robert Lee, David Lee, James Boren, Ralph Smith | |
| 10:08 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 42-38 |
| 09:42 | Maryland | Richard McElroy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 09:40 | Miami (FL) | Carmelo Mata grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 09:28 | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG) Richard McElroy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:08 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 08:46 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams hits the finger roll set up by Carmelo Mata | 42-40 |
| 08:18 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg connects on the shot from the left wing set up by David Lever | 44-40 |
| 07:59 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith lays it up and in | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lever (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 3 pf. C - Imarogbe Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Carmelo Mata (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John McClanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Guillermo Montes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 07:29 | Maryland | Richard Parker misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 07:27 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker tips it home | 46-42 |
| 07:14 | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 06:53 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 06:51 | Maryland | Richard Parker tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 06:49 | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:25 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith misses short on a shot in the lane | 46-44 |
| 06:24 | Maryland | Imarogbe Dare grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 06:11 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Parker - foul #4 on Richard Parker, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (SG), Evan Belton (SF), Brandon Baird (PF), John Byrum (C) David Lever, Roosevelt Hilliker, Richard Parker, Imarogbe Dare | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), Ralph Smith (C) Carmelo Mata, John McClanahan, Guillermo Montes, Michael Williams | |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:30 | Maryland | Brandon Baird drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard McElroy | 51-46 |
| 05:12 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:10 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith tips it home | 51-48 |
| 04:48 | Maryland | Richard McElroy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 04:46 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:40 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong tips it home | 51-50 |
| 04:10 | Maryland | Brandon Baird clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 04:08 | Maryland | John Byrum hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 03:48 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee is fouled on the floor by Richard McElroy - foul #1 on Richard McElroy, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG) Robert Ginsberg | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Boren (PF), Michael Williams (C) Roger Smith, Ralph Smith | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard McElroy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Baird (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. C - John Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Boren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-50 |
| 03:31 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams tips it home | 53-52 |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Brandon Baird hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Roosevelt Hilliker is called for the reach on Bo Xiong - foul #1 on Roosevelt Hilliker, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Parker (PF), Imarogbe Dare (C) Brandon Baird, John Byrum | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:51 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Maryland | Brandon Baird (PF), John Byrum (C) Richard Parker, Imarogbe Dare | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Brandon Baird can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 02:34 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Bo Xiong | 54-54 |
| 02:18 | Miami (FL) | James Boren hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 54-54 |
| 02:17 | Maryland | John Byrum pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:04 | Maryland | Brandon Baird knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Roosevelt Hilliker | 56-54 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Evan Belton - foul #4 on Evan Belton, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG) Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith (PF) James Boren | |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:41 | Maryland | Evan Belton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #4 on Robert Lee, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 01:41 | Maryland | Evan Belton makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:41 | Maryland | Evan Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:23 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:10 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee is called for a backcourt violation | 58-56 |
| 00:51 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Tinney and he's hacked by John Byrum - foul #5 on John Byrum, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Parker (C) John Byrum | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Brandon Baird buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses the halfcourt shot | 60-59 |