| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Andrew Hillman (fresh) SG - Andrew Marchant (fresh) SF - Michael Orange (fresh) PF - Brian Achenbach (fresh) C - Gerald Partin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) SF - Donald Ross (fresh) PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) C - Brian Riggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Gerald Partin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Clemson | Michael Orange is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Achenbach | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Duke | Richard Lovelady connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Ross and the foul's on Andrew Marchant - foul #1 on Andrew Marchant, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:43 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Gerald Partin lays it up and in | 4-3 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Donald Haugen scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Simmons | 4-5 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant is hacked by Donald Haugen - foul #1 on Donald Haugen, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach makes the shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Brian Riggs buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Lovelady | 6-7 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | Michael Orange misses the jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Richard Lovelady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Lovelady - foul #1 on Richard Lovelady, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Bruce Simmons is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hillman - foul #1 on Andrew Hillman, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Brian Riggs travels with the ball | 10-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), David Boyd (C) Andrew Hillman, Michael Orange, Brian Achenbach, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Mickey Doolan (SF), Robert Barber (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Donald Haugen, Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross, Bruce Simmons, Brian Riggs | |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Gregory Wendel steals it from David Boyd | 10-7 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Gregory Wendel lays it up and in | 10-9 |
| 17:25 | Clemson | Robert Barber is called for the reach on Juan Martin - foul #1 on Robert Barber, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Orange (SF) Andrew Marchant | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Robert Barber steals the ball from Dennis Leflore | 10-9 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Mickey Doolan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG) Seymour Lee | |
| 16:42 | Clemson | Michael Orange loses the dribble to Fadey Stanowski | 10-9 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Mickey Doolan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gregory Wendel | 10-11 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Robert Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Mickey Doolan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Martin - foul #1 on Juan Martin, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (PG), Andrew Marchant (SG), Brian Achenbach (PF), Derek Smith (C) Luther Forsyth, Juan Martin, Dennis Leflore, David Boyd | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Bruce Simmons (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Gregory Wendel, Robert Barber, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 16:03 | Duke | Mickey Doolan makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Mickey Doolan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:48 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Donald Ross (SF) Donald Haugen, Mickey Doolan | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Andrew Hillman (fresh) SG - Andrew Marchant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Orange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Achenbach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Seymour Lee (fresh) SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Duke | Donald Ross is open and lays it up and in set up by Seymour Lee | 10-15 |
| 15:20 | Clemson | Michael Orange hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Marchant | 12-15 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Donald Ross knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Seymour Lee | 12-17 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Bruce Simmons banks in the wide open layup set up by Brian Riggs | 15-19 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Derek Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 15-19 |
| 14:14 | Duke | Donald Ross grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Bruce Simmons lays it in on a great pass from Brian Riggs | 15-21 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lovelady - foul #2 on Richard Lovelady, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), Gerald Partin (C) Andrew Hillman, Michael Orange, Brian Achenbach, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Mickey Doolan (SF), Robert Barber (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross, Bruce Simmons, Brian Riggs | |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Leflore | 16-21 |
| 13:42 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Robert Barber gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Mickey Doolan is hacked by Gerald Partin - foul #1 on Gerald Partin, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Mickey Doolan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Fadey Stanowski | 16-23 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Juan Martin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-23 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Juan Martin tips it in | 18-23 |
| 12:27 | Duke | Mickey Doolan blows the layup | 18-23 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-23 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Fadey Stanowski gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Juan Martin steals the ball from Robert Barber | 18-23 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Juan Martin lays it in | 20-23 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Donald Haugen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Gerald Partin pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Luther Forsyth (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Marchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Leflore (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Partin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Wendel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Barber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Fadey Stanowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Clemson | Fadey Stanowski is called for the reach on Luther Forsyth - foul #1 on Fadey Stanowski, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (PG), Michael Orange (SF), Brian Achenbach (PF), David Boyd (C) Luther Forsyth, Juan Martin, Dennis Leflore, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Steven Blose (SG), Donald Ross (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Haugen, Gregory Wendel, Mickey Doolan, Robert Barber, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Bruce Simmons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Blose and the foul's on Brian Achenbach - foul #1 on Brian Achenbach, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Bruce Simmons misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 11:27 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Riggs | 21-25 |
| 11:18 | Duke | A charge is called on Bruce Simmons - foul #1 on Bruce Simmons, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach is whistled for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG) Steven Blose | |
| 10:40 | Duke | Donald Ross is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG) Andrew Marchant | |
| Subs | Duke | Mickey Doolan (SF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Donald Ross, Brian Riggs | |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Simmons - foul #2 on Bruce Simmons, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Juan Martin (SG) Andrew Hillman | |
| Subs | Duke | Gregory Wendel (SG), Steven Blose (SF) Seymour Lee, Bruce Simmons | |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Donald Haugen is hacked by Zhong Xiong - foul #1 on Zhong Xiong, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Derek Smith (C) Zhong Xiong, David Boyd | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:42 | Duke | Donald Haugen is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Partin (C) Brian Achenbach | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:42 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Donald Haugen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Gerald Partin gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Derek Smith lays it in | 24-26 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Mickey Doolan clanks a floater from the left block | 24-26 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Michael Orange pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth is hacked by Fadey Stanowski - foul #2 on Fadey Stanowski, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Marchant (SG), Andrew Hillman (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF) Juan Martin, Michael Orange, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Robert Barber (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Haugen, Mickey Doolan, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Seymour Lee is whistled for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Orange (SF), David Boyd (C) Luther Forsyth, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:31 | Clemson | Gregory Wendel picks off the pass by Dennis Leflore | 26-26 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Gregory Wendel can't throw it down | 26-26 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Michael Orange grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 26-26 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Brian Riggs gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Brian Riggs's floater is knocked away by Dennis Leflore | 26-26 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Brian Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Brian Riggs misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Andrew Hillman - foul #2 on Andrew Hillman, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Brian Achenbach (PF) Andrew Hillman, Michael Orange, Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Mickey Doolan (SF) Gregory Wendel, Steven Blose | |
| 07:50 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Achenbach | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Zhong Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Marchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Achenbach (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Seymour Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Barber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Donald Haugen is fouled on the floor by Zhong Xiong - foul #2 on Zhong Xiong, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Derek Smith (C) Zhong Xiong, David Boyd | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 07:27 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Juan Martin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Riggs - foul #1 on Brian Riggs, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Partin (C) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Blose (SF) Robert Barber | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Juan Martin makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Juan Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Mickey Doolan | 30-30 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Brian Riggs comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Achenbach - foul #2 on Brian Achenbach, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Orange (SF), Derek Smith (PF) Andrew Marchant, Brian Achenbach | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:00 | Duke | Brian Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Brian Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Michael Orange can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Blose - foul #1 on Steven Blose, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gregory Wendel (SG) Seymour Lee | |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Michael Orange makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Michael Orange misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Mickey Doolan pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Donald Haugen is called for 10 seconds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Leflore (PF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Donald Ross (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Gregory Wendel, Steven Blose, Mickey Doolan, Brian Riggs | |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Fadey Stanowski gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Donald Ross misses short on a runner from the right block | 31-30 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Bruce Simmons tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Gerald Partin snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Fadey Stanowski steals the ball from Gerald Partin | 31-30 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Bruce Simmons is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Haugen | 31-32 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Gerald Partin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fadey Stanowski - foul #3 on Fadey Stanowski, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Marchant (SG), David Boyd (PF) Juan Martin, Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Mickey Doolan (PF) Donald Haugen, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Gerald Partin makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Gerald Partin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Bruce Simmons gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Donald Ross clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Seymour Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Richard Lovelady is called for a backcourt violation | 32-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Derek Smith (PF) Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:51 | Clemson | David Boyd lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Marchant | 34-32 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Donald Ross misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Bruce Simmons hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Donald Ross steps in front of the Andrew Marchant pass | 34-34 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Richard Lovelady comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #11 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Leflore (PF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Barber (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Ross, Bruce Simmons | |
| 04:13 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | Seymour Lee picks off the pass by Luther Forsyth in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Seymour Lee hits the finger roll | 34-38 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore hits a shot from the left side and the foul's on Robert Barber - foul #2 on Robert Barber, team foul #14 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Brian Achenbach (PF) Luther Forsyth, Michael Orange, David Boyd | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady | |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Mickey Doolan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore grabs the board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Andrew Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Marchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Martin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Achenbach (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Leflore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Barber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Clemson | Donald Haugen takes the ball from Andrew Hillman | 37-38 |
| 03:12 | Duke | A charge is called on Brian Riggs - foul #2 on Brian Riggs, team foul #15 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Derek Smith (C) Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Blose (SF) Mickey Doolan | |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 02:49 | Duke | Brian Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Brian Riggs is fouled on the floor by Andrew Marchant - foul #2 on Andrew Marchant, team foul #12 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG) Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Donald Ross (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF) Donald Haugen, Steven Blose, Robert Barber | |
| 02:44 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zhong Xiong | 39-40 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Brian Riggs buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Ross | 39-42 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Brian Achenbach makes the shot from the right side set up by Andrew Hillman | 41-42 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Derek Smith is called for the reach on Donald Ross - foul #3 on Derek Smith, team foul #13 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Orange (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), Gerald Partin (C) Andrew Hillman, Brian Achenbach, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Richard Lovelady (SG), Mickey Doolan (PF) Seymour Lee, Gregory Wendel, Brian Riggs | |
| 01:55 | Duke | Donald Ross makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Donald Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Gerald Partin grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Donald Ross misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Zhong Xiong - foul #3 on Zhong Xiong, team foul #14 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (PG), Juan Martin (SG) Zhong Xiong, Andrew Marchant | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Riggs (C) Bruce Simmons | |
| 01:24 | Duke | Donald Ross misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Donald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Juan Martin is hacked by Richard Lovelady - foul #3 on Richard Lovelady, team foul #16 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (SG), Robert Barber (PF) Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross | |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Juan Martin makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Juan Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Brian Riggs hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Seymour Lee | 46-46 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | The jump hook by Gerald Partin is blocked by Robert Barber | 46-46 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Mickey Doolan grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Brian Riggs clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 46-46 |