| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Goforth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Rhone (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Dennis Lyman inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Carl Carroll's pass is intercepted by Jay Schneidmiller | 24-24 |
| 19:16 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Brown | 26-24 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Robert Noles scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Carroll | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | Maryland | Eugene Wright misses the easy layup | 26-26 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Carl Carroll grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | William Rhone is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Rhone, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 17:44 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 17:43 | Maryland | Charles Goforth pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:23 | Maryland | John Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | William Rhone's floater is tipped away by Jay Schneidmiller | 29-26 |
| 17:03 | Maryland | John Brown grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 16:41 | Maryland | Eugene Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Garner - foul #3 on John Garner, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Tuel (PF) Jay Schneidmiller | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Jason Ary (PF), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, Carl Carroll, William Rhone | |
| 16:41 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:41 | Maryland | Eugene Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Jason Ary grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Jason Ary | 30-28 |
| 16:03 | Maryland | Eugene Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-28 |
| 15:38 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Tuel | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Tuel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Goforth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:10 | Maryland | John Brown lays it up and in | 35-28 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Eric Dey blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 14:51 | Maryland | John Tuel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:30 | Maryland | Charles Ritter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Charles Goforth grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 14:14 | Maryland | Dennis Lyman steals the ball from Eugene Wright | 35-28 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt lays it up and in set up by Dennis Lyman | 35-30 |
| 13:42 | Maryland | Charles Goforth clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-30 |
| 13:40 | Maryland | Eugene Wright gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:22 | Maryland | Charles Goforth connects on the shot from the right block set up by Eugene Wright and he's fouled by Eric Dey - foul #1 on Eric Dey, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy Dougan (PG), James Giblin (SG), Bob Shaw (SF), Jay Schneidmiller (PF) Charles Ritter, John Brown, Eugene Wright, John Tuel | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Carl Carroll (PF), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Robert Noles, Dennis Lyman, Jason Ary, Eric Dey | |
| 13:22 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | Brent Deal drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 12:56 | Maryland | James Giblin is hacked by William Rhone - foul #3 on William Rhone, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Danny Rutledge (C) Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | Brent Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | William Rhone buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Garner and he's hacked by Danny Rutledge - foul #1 on Danny Rutledge, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Tuel (C) Danny Rutledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:15 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:15 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:53 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 11:22 | Maryland | Bob Shaw pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Randy Dougan (fresh) SG - James Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bob Shaw (fresh) PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Tuel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 10:55 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller is hacked by Joseph Schultz - foul #1 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG), John Brown (SG), Charles Goforth (C) Randy Dougan, James Giblin, John Tuel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF) Brent Deal, Joseph Schultz | |
| 10:39 | Maryland | John Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 10:38 | Maryland | Bob Shaw tips it in | 40-35 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 10:14 | Maryland | Charles Goforth grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 10:00 | Maryland | John Brown makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Goforth | 43-35 |
| 09:32 | Clemson | Bob Shaw blocks the short jumper by William Rhone | 43-35 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Robert Noles hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 09:09 | Maryland | Charles Ritter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 09:08 | Maryland | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 08:50 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Wright (SF), John Tuel (PF) Bob Shaw, Jay Schneidmiller | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Jason Ary (PF), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, Dennis Lyman, Carl Carroll, William Rhone | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-37 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Noles | 43-40 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Charles Ritter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Eckhardt - foul #2 on Scott Eckhardt, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Danny Rutledge (C) Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brent Deal (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF) Robert Noles, Joseph Schultz | |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Charles Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Charles Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Eric Dey knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Danny Rutledge - foul #2 on Danny Rutledge, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG) Scott Eckhardt | |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Tuel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Rutledge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Maryland | Eugene Wright is fouled on the floor by Brent Deal - foul #1 on Brent Deal, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 07:03 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:03 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | John Garner is fouled on the floor by Charles Ritter - foul #1 on Charles Ritter, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Randy Dougan (PG), Bob Shaw (SG), Charles Goforth (C) Charles Ritter, John Brown, Danny Rutledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), Carl Carroll (PF), William Rhone (C) Brent Deal, Jason Ary, Eric Dey | |
| 06:09 | Clemson | Eugene Wright swats the short shot by William Rhone | 47-43 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Bob Shaw gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:39 | Maryland | Eugene Wright buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Randy Dougan | 49-43 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Robert Noles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG), John Brown (SG), Jay Schneidmiller (PF) Randy Dougan, Eugene Wright, John Tuel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Schultz (SF) Dennis Lyman | |
| 04:58 | Maryland | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Rhone - foul #4 on William Rhone, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, William Rhone | |
| 04:58 | Maryland | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:58 | Maryland | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Eric Dey blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 04:35 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Bob Shaw | 51-43 |
| 04:14 | Maryland | John Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 04:13 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to John Brown | 51-43 |
| 03:54 | Maryland | Carl Carroll steals it from Jay Schneidmiller | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Charles Goforth swats the short shot by Carl Carroll | 51-43 |
| 03:36 | Maryland | Charles Ritter gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Maryland | John Brown travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Wright (SF), John Tuel (C) Bob Shaw, Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Jason Ary (PF), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Robert Noles, Joseph Schultz, Carl Carroll, Eric Dey | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | William Rhone comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Tuel - foul #3 on John Tuel, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| 03:12 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Schneidmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Tuel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Maryland | Charles Ritter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Wright | 54-44 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | William Rhone comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-44 |
| 02:35 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Tuel | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Maryland | Charles Ritter hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Brown | 56-44 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Brent Deal clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 01:57 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 01:30 | Maryland | John Brown makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Eugene Wright | 58-44 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Jason Ary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 01:11 | Clemson | Jason Ary grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | John Garner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Ritter - foul #2 on Charles Ritter, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Goforth (C) John Tuel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), Carl Carroll (PF) Brent Deal, Jason Ary | |
| 00:58 | Clemson | John Garner misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:58 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Brown | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Maryland | Charles Goforth knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ritter | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | William Rhone can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-44 |
| 00:26 | Maryland | Jay Schneidmiller gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Charles Ritter runs out the clock | 60-44 |