| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Alan Binder (fresh) SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) SF - Michael Green (fresh) PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) C - Bernard Zemon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Maryland | Tony Gilden comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Thomas McCaskey - foul #1 on Thomas McCaskey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Richard Nokes | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Smith is hacked by Richard Nokes - foul #1 on Richard Nokes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | David Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Mark Hanes grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Clemson | Joel Clabaugh blocks the jumper by Clyde Matthews | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Bernard Zemon | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Maryland | Michael Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | David Smith makes the shot from the right side set up by Clyde Matthews | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Richard Nokes is hacked by Clyde Matthews - foul #1 on Clyde Matthews, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Maryland | Richard Nokes scores on a floater in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Joel Clabaugh steals the ball from Thomas McCaskey | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh makes the floater from the right side set up by Tony Gilden | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Smith | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Maryland | Michael Green is fouled on the floor by Clyde Matthews - foul #2 on Clyde Matthews, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kwayera Aho (C) Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Krupp (SF) Michael Green | |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alan Binder - foul #1 on Alan Binder, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld (C) Bernard Zemon | |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) C - Kwayera Aho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Krupp (fresh) PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | Maryland | Tony Gilden snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Maryland | John Krupp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:26 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:13 | Maryland | Tony Gilden misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (SF), Ricky Johnson (C) Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Biondi (SG), Michael Green (SF), John Turner (C) Richard Nokes, John Krupp, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 15:13 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | John Richardson misses the floater from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:45 | Maryland | The rebound goes to William Biondi | 5-10 |
| 14:26 | Maryland | John Richardson swats the shot by Tony Gilden | 5-10 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Alan Binder gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | A charge is called on Ricky Johnson - foul #1 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF) David Smith, Alan Binder | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Bernard Zemon (C) Tony Gilden, John Turner | |
| 14:03 | Maryland | Kwayera Aho takes the ball from David Jones | 5-10 |
| 13:56 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 13:55 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Felipe Guzman is called for the reach on Michael Green - foul #1 on Felipe Guzman, team foul #7 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF) Raymond Jones, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Nokes (SG), Joel Clabaugh (PF) William Biondi, Michael Langenfeld | |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joel Clabaugh - foul #1 on Joel Clabaugh, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG) Felipe Guzman | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Krupp (SF) Michael Green | |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Maryland | Richard Nokes is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Binder (SG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Mark Hanes's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Bernard Zemon | 7-12 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Maryland | Richard Nokes scores on a 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Joel Clabaugh picks off the pass by Alan Binder | 9-15 |
| 11:44 | Maryland | Alan Binder picks off the pass by Richard Nokes | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwayera Aho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Krupp (fresh) PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Bernard Zemon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Clemson | David Smith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 11:26 | Maryland | John Krupp gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:11 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh scores on a jumper from close range set up by David Jones | 9-17 |
| 10:45 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 11-17 |
| 10:29 | Maryland | John Krupp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Alan Binder | 11-17 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joel Clabaugh - foul #2 on Joel Clabaugh, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG), Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Ricky Johnson (C) David Smith, Alan Binder, Mark Hanes, Kwayera Aho | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), William Biondi (SG), Michael Green (SF), Michael Langenfeld (PF), John Turner (C) David Jones, Richard Nokes, John Krupp, Joel Clabaugh, Bernard Zemon | |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:46 | Maryland | Michael Green clanks a floater from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman is hacked by William Biondi - foul #1 on William Biondi, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG) Thomas McCaskey | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:10 | Clemson | John Turner is called for the reach on Raymond Jones - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Michael Langenfeld blocks the short jumper by Ricky Johnson | 13-17 |
| 08:56 | Maryland | The rebound goes to William Biondi | 13-17 |
| 08:41 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Green | 13-19 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 08:21 | Maryland | Michael Green gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Tony Gilden blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Sears - foul #1 on Jason Sears, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Alan Binder (SG) Jason Sears, Felipe Guzman | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Nokes (SG) William Biondi | |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | David Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block | 13-21 |
| 07:53 | Maryland | John Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:37 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld misses the tip | 13-21 |
| 07:34 | Maryland | John Turner tips it back up and in | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) SF - John Richardson (fresh) PF - Ricky Johnson (fresh) C - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Alan Binder connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Smith | 15-23 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Alan Binder - foul #2 on Alan Binder, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Kwayera Aho (C) Alan Binder, Ricky Johnson, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), John Krupp (SF), Bill Laskey (PF), Bernard Zemon (C) Tony Gilden, Michael Green, Michael Langenfeld, John Turner | |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bernard Zemon - foul #1 on Bernard Zemon, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felipe Guzman (SG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:46 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Bill Laskey | 16-25 |
| 06:33 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Jones | 16-27 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Richard Nokes picks off the pass by Mark Hanes | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | Maryland | David Jones banks in the layup set up by Richard Nokes | 16-29 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Nokes - foul #2 on Richard Nokes, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), William Biondi (SG), Michael Langenfeld (PF) David Jones, Richard Nokes, Bill Laskey | |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:16 | Maryland | Tony Gilden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF) John Krupp | |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses the floater from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Mark Hanes grabs the offensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | William Biondi steps in front of the Kwayera Aho pass | 18-29 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | Tony Gilden lays it up and in set up by William Biondi | 18-31 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey tips it back up and in | 20-31 |
| 03:55 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Alan Binder (SG), Ricky Johnson (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) Felipe Guzman, Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey, Kwayera Aho | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Nokes (SG), Joel Clabaugh (PF) William Biondi, Bernard Zemon | |
| 03:39 | Clemson | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Turner (C) Michael Langenfeld | |
| 03:30 | Maryland | Tony Gilden hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Nokes | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Richardson (fresh) PF - Ricky Johnson (fresh) C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Alan Binder is blocked by Tony Gilden | 20-33 |
| 03:13 | Maryland | Michael Green grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 02:59 | Maryland | Alan Binder is called for the reach on Richard Nokes - foul #3 on Alan Binder, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF) Alan Binder, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), John Krupp (SF) Tony Gilden, Michael Green | |
| 02:59 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:59 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | John Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | John Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh lays it in on a nice dish by John Krupp | 23-37 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Raymond Jones tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 01:31 | Maryland | David Jones connects on the shot from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | John Richardson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Richardson - foul #1 on John Richardson, team foul #11 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Sears (PG), Felipe Guzman (SG), Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) David Smith, John Richardson, Raymond Jones, Kwayera Aho, Clyde Matthews | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), William Biondi (SG), Michael Green (SF), Bernard Zemon (C) David Jones, Richard Nokes, John Krupp, John Turner | |
| 00:36 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:36 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Biondi - foul #2 on William Biondi, team foul #8 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld (PF) Joel Clabaugh | |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey grabs the board | 29-40 |