| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Clingman (fresh) C - Eric Corey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | A charge is called on John Staudt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Michael Clingman buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Michael Clingman makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 26-37 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jon Christensen | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall buries a jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 18:20 | Duke | John Staudt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Michael Clingman snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | Florida State | Michael Gordon steals the ball from Donald Ross | 28-37 |
| 17:49 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Eric Corey pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:40 | Duke | John Staudt grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 17:35 | Duke | John Staudt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Robertson | 28-40 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Franklin Shaw takes the ball from Jon Christensen | 28-40 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't finish the layup | 28-40 |
| 17:05 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Michael Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Corey | 28-40 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Jon Christensen snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 15:58 | Duke | John Robertson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Gordon | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Clingman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Corey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Jon Christensen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 15:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon loses the dribble to Jon Christensen | 34-42 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Donald Ross scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the floater from the right block set up by Franklin Shaw | 36-44 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini slams it home set up by John Staudt | 36-46 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Michael Gordon knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Franklin Shaw | 36-48 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alfredo Mancini | 36-48 |
| 12:27 | Duke | Franklin Shaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Staudt | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Jon Christensen buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Marshall | 39-50 |
| 11:55 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-50 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Eric Corey gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ross (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Christensen (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Clingman (tiring) 3 pts. C - Eric Corey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Jon Christensen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 11:25 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 11:13 | Duke | The jumper by John Staudt is denied by Michael Clingman | 39-50 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Franklin Shaw steals the ball from Edgar Marshall | 39-50 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Edgar Marshall is called for the reach on Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Edgar Marshall, team foul #1 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dustin Kruse (PG), David Gill (SG), Santos Contreras (SF), Arthur Ashmore (PF), Frank Boone (C) Edgar Marshall, Donald Ross, Jon Christensen, Michael Clingman, Eric Corey | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Michael Gordon, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 09:48 | Duke | Robert Jones clanks a shot from the right side | 39-50 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Frank Boone gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | The short jumper by Santos Contreras is denied by Arthur Gilbert | 39-50 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse grabs the board | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:58 | Florida State | Santos Contreras knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dustin Kruse | 41-50 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Anthony Stenger scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Merrill | 41-53 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore comes up short on the runner from the right block | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dustin Kruse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santos Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Ashmore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Gilbert - foul #2 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Edgar Marshall (PG), Donald Ross (SG), Jon Christensen (SF), Eric Corey (C) Dustin Kruse, David Gill, Santos Contreras, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SF) Anthony Stenger | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Michael Gordon is fouled on the floor by Jon Christensen - foul #3 on Jon Christensen, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Larose (SG), John Robertson (C) Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 07:02 | Duke | Michael Gordon's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ashmore | 43-53 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 06:53 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the easy layup | 43-53 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Eric Corey pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Durfee - foul #1 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (PG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Robert Jones, Andrew Durfee | |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:24 | Duke | John Robertson is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Clingman (PF) Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Victor Larose | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:58 | Florida State | Jon Christensen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-53 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donald Ross | 45-53 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | John Robertson steals the ball from Jon Christensen | 45-53 |
| 04:56 | Duke | John Staudt is fouled on the floor by Michael Clingman - foul #3 on Michael Clingman, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (SG), Arthur Ashmore (SF) Donald Ross, Jon Christensen | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Arthur Gilbert (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 04:36 | Duke | John Staudt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Franklin Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon is hacked by Edgar Marshall - foul #4 on Edgar Marshall, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG) John Staudt | |
| 04:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the tip | 45-53 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Eric Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Franklin Shaw picks off the pass by Arthur Ashmore | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the dunk attempt | 45-53 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it home | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Santos Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Ashmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Clingman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Corey (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Santos Contreras is hacked by Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (SG), Jon Christensen (SF), Frank Boone (C) Santos Contreras, Michael Clingman, Eric Corey | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| 03:13 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the jump hook from the right block | 45-55 |
| 03:11 | Florida State | Jon Christensen tips it in | 47-55 |
| 02:49 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't throw it down | 47-55 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Jon Christensen snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Clingman (PF), Eric Corey (C) Arthur Ashmore, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Arthur Gilbert, Andrew Durfee | |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Michael Clingman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 02:03 | Duke | John Robertson is called for traveling | 47-55 |
| 01:46 | Florida State | Jon Christensen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-55 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Donald Ross gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Donald Ross is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon throws it down set up by Franklin Shaw | 47-57 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Franklin Shaw's pass is intercepted by Donald Ross | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Michael Clingman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jon Christensen | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Michael Gordon is hacked by Donald Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Donald Ross - foul #3 on Donald Ross, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled on the floor by Edgar Marshall - foul #5 on Edgar Marshall, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (PG) Edgar Marshall | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Jon Christensen gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Santos Contreras misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Staudt | 49-57 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Donald Ross is called for the reach on John Staudt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Ross, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| 00:25 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:25 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Donald Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dustin Kruse (PG), Arthur Ashmore (PF), Frank Boone (C) Jon Christensen, Michael Clingman, Eric Corey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Dustin Kruse is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Kruse, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Christensen (SF), Michael Clingman (PF), Eric Corey (C) Dustin Kruse, Arthur Ashmore, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:15 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Santos Contreras hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Franklin Shaw runs out the clock | 54-61 |