| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) SG - Robert Noles (fresh) SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Goforth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Dennis Lyman inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | The short jumper by William Rhone is denied by Jay Schneidmiller | 18-29 |
| 19:34 | Maryland | Charles Ritter gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 19:30 | Maryland | Charles Ritter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 19:28 | Maryland | Charles Goforth tips it in | 18-31 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | William Rhone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 18-31 |
| 18:58 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the tip | 18-31 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Robert Noles hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| 18:37 | Maryland | Eugene Wright blows the layup but he's hacked by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 18:37 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:37 | Maryland | Eugene Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | William Rhone gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | William Rhone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Goforth - foul #1 on Charles Goforth, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Charles Goforth scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Ritter and he's hacked by William Rhone - foul #3 on William Rhone, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (C) William Rhone | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses the free throw | 21-34 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Eric Dey grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | John Garner knocks in the runner from close range | 23-34 |
| 17:07 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 23-34 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | Charles Ritter snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Charles Goforth clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Eric Dey - foul #1 on Eric Dey, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Jason Ary (PF) John Garner, Dennis Lyman, Carl Carroll | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bob Shaw (SF) Eugene Wright | |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 16:16 | Maryland | Charles Ritter grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 15:55 | Maryland | Charles Ritter makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Goforth | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Noles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Goforth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | John Brown steals the ball from Joseph Schultz | 23-38 |
| 15:30 | Maryland | Charles Ritter dunks the ball set up by John Brown | 23-40 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Robert Noles is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Robert Noles, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary, Eric Dey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy Dougan (PG), Eugene Wright (SF), John Tuel (C) Charles Ritter, John Brown, Charles Goforth | |
| 14:55 | Clemson | John Garner is fouled on the floor by Randy Dougan - foul #1 on Randy Dougan, team foul #3 | 23-40 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | John Garner blows the layup but the foul's on Bob Shaw - foul #2 on Bob Shaw, team foul #4 | 23-40 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 14:40 | Maryland | John Tuel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 14:17 | Maryland | A charge is called on Eugene Wright - foul #2 on Eugene Wright, team foul #5 | 24-40 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Carroll | 26-40 |
| 13:37 | Maryland | John Tuel's pass is intercepted by John Garner | 26-40 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Jay Schneidmiller steals it from Brent Deal | 26-40 |
| 12:56 | Maryland | Randy Dougan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | William Rhone pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Carl Carroll hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Garner | 28-40 |
| 12:08 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Rhone - foul #4 on William Rhone, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Robert Noles (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Jason Ary (PF), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, Brent Deal, Dennis Lyman, Carl Carroll, William Rhone | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG), John Brown (SG), Charles Goforth (C) Randy Dougan, Bob Shaw, Eugene Wright | |
| 12:08 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 12:08 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Eric Dey jams it | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tuel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Goforth (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Maryland | Charles Goforth hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Ritter | 30-44 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 11:11 | Maryland | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 10:49 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Brown | 30-46 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 10:26 | Maryland | John Tuel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 10:06 | Maryland | Charles Goforth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Goforth, team foul #6 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary | |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Wright (SF), Bob Shaw (PF) John Tuel, Jay Schneidmiller | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 09:50 | Maryland | Charles Ritter gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:39 | Maryland | John Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-46 |
| 09:37 | Maryland | Bob Shaw grabs the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 09:19 | Maryland | Charles Ritter is whistled for a carry | 30-46 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Eric Dey comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 09:01 | Maryland | Eugene Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:46 | Maryland | Charles Ritter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 08:45 | Maryland | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:32 | Maryland | John Brown buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Goforth and the foul's on Dennis Lyman - foul #3 on Dennis Lyman, team foul #5 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brent Deal (SG), Jason Ary (C) Robert Noles, Eric Dey | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:32 | Maryland | John Brown makes the free throw | 30-49 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Brent Deal misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 08:13 | Maryland | Eugene Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 07:46 | Maryland | Bob Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Rhone (C) Carl Carroll | |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy Dougan (PG), James Giblin (SG), John Tuel (PF), Danny Rutledge (C) Charles Ritter, John Brown, Bob Shaw, Charles Goforth | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Randy Dougan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Giblin (fresh) SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Tuel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Rutledge (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Clemson | William Rhone banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Ary | 32-49 |
| 07:14 | Maryland | Eugene Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | William Rhone gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | John Garner loses the dribble to Randy Dougan in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| 06:52 | Maryland | John Garner picks off the pass by Danny Rutledge | 32-49 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Danny Rutledge is called for the reach on Brent Deal - foul #1 on Danny Rutledge, team foul #7 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF) John Garner, Dennis Lyman | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG), John Brown (SG), Charles Goforth (C) James Giblin, Eugene Wright, Danny Rutledge | |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Brent Deal misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 06:38 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Charles Goforth | 32-49 |
| 06:20 | Maryland | John Brown misses the fadeaway from close range | 32-49 |
| 06:18 | Maryland | Charles Goforth grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | John Brown blows the layup | 32-49 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | William Rhone grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | William Rhone's pass is intercepted by Randy Dougan | 32-49 |
| 05:34 | Maryland | John Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | William Rhone pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Brent Deal double dribbles | 32-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Robert Noles (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Brent Deal, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bob Shaw (SF), Danny Rutledge (PF) Randy Dougan, John Tuel | |
| 05:01 | Maryland | Charles Ritter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-49 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Dennis Lyman grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | William Rhone drills a jumper from the left block set up by Dennis Lyman | 34-49 |
| 04:33 | Maryland | Charles Ritter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Ritter, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (C) William Rhone | |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy Dougan (PG), Eugene Wright (SF), Jay Schneidmiller (PF) Charles Ritter, John Brown, Danny Rutledge | |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Eric Dey clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Randy Dougan - foul #2 on Randy Dougan, team foul #9 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Danny Rutledge (C) Charles Goforth | |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:56 | Maryland | Eugene Wright banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Dougan | 36-51 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Carl Carroll makes the jumper from the right block set up by Eric Dey | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Randy Dougan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bob Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Danny Rutledge (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Maryland | Eugene Wright misses the floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Robert Noles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), William Rhone (C) John Garner, Dennis Lyman, Eric Dey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG), John Brown (SG), Charles Goforth (C) Randy Dougan, Bob Shaw, Danny Rutledge | |
| 02:49 | Maryland | Charles Ritter's pass is intercepted by Robert Noles in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Rhone | 38-51 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt is called for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Ary (PF) Carl Carroll | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Tuel (PF) Jay Schneidmiller | |
| 02:04 | Maryland | John Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Wright | 38-54 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Schultz | 41-54 |
| 01:36 | Maryland | Charles Ritter is hacked by Jason Ary - foul #1 on Jason Ary, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller (PF) John Tuel | |
| 01:10 | Maryland | Charles Ritter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-57 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | John Garner buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Noles | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Maryland | Charles Goforth slams it home set up by Charles Ritter | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson 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 (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Clemson | John Garner drills a driving attempt in the lane | 45-59 |
| 00:06 | Maryland | Charles Goforth is hacked by William Rhone - foul #5 on William Rhone, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (C) William Rhone | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:06 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:06 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Carl Carroll clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-61 |