| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elias Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Elias Smith inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Florida State | George Keen steals the ball from Joseph Stanford | 22-19 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Gary Foster connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by George Keen | 24-19 |
| 19:04 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Benny Bowen | 24-22 |
| 18:58 | Duke | David McGrail splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Gary Foster can't tip it in | 24-22 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 24-22 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Maurice Lear is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Elias Smith clanks a runner from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Gary Foster is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David McGrail | 26-22 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Gary Foster swats the shot by Raymond Fischer | 26-22 |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Benny Bowen can't tip it in | 26-22 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Benny Bowen hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Dusty Grosky clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 17:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 26-24 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David McGrail - foul #1 on David McGrail, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF) George Keen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Benny Bowen, Elias Smith | |
| 16:32 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Trussell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) PF - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 15:21 | Duke | David McGrail clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), George Keen (PF), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Dusty Grosky, Maurice Lear, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Benny Bowen (SG), Elias Smith (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Andrew Haubrich, Chad Trussell, Charles Cleveland, Raymond Fischer | |
| 14:53 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 14:36 | Duke | George Keen misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Stanford - foul #2 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan (PF) Joseph Stanford | |
| 14:36 | Duke | George Keen misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 14:36 | Duke | George Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Christopher Veal | 28-32 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Christopher Veal's pass is intercepted by George Keen | 28-32 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Benny Bowen is called for the reach on Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Benny Bowen, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Mathew Miles | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:35 | Duke | Christopher Veal is called for the reach on Richard Brayton - foul #1 on Christopher Veal, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (PG) Mark Brizendine | |
| 13:20 | Duke | David McGrail is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Thomas Burns tips it in | 30-32 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Thomas Burns is called for the reach on Christopher Veal - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF), Gary Foster (C) Loren Kelley, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Cleveland (SF), Raymond Fischer (C) Elias Smith, Christopher Veal | |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich drills a runner from the left block | 30-34 |
| 12:26 | Duke | George Keen hits a shot from close range | 32-34 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 11:36 | Duke | Charles Cleveland is called for the reach on Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF) George Keen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Elias Smith (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF) Benny Bowen, Charles Cleveland, Malcolm Whelan | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Trussell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elias Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Duke | Fredrick Payne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 11:17 | Duke | Gary Foster tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Elias Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dusty Grosky - foul #3 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG) David McGrail | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG) Andrew Haubrich | |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Elias Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Elias Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Maurice Lear comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Elias Smith - foul #2 on Elias Smith, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:34 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Elias Smith clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Fredrick Payne snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Maurice Lear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), George Keen (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Mathew Miles, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (PG), Benny Bowen (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Mark Brizendine, Chad Trussell, Elias Smith, Raymond Fischer | |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Richard Brayton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Brayton, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Gary Foster (C) Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Florida State | Elias Smith (SF), Malcolm Whelan (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Charles Cleveland, Joseph Stanford, Christopher Veal | |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Foster - foul #2 on Gary Foster, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:50 | Duke | George Keen misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Gary Foster hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Elias Smith misses the easy layup | 38-41 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Gary Foster pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) PF - George Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Bowen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elias Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Duke | Gary Foster is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Whelan - foul #1 on Malcolm Whelan, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF) Loren Kelley, George Keen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF) Benny Bowen, Elias Smith, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 06:48 | Duke | Maurice Lear clanks a jumper from the baseline | 38-41 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Trussell | 38-44 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Raymond Fischer takes the ball from Maurice Lear | 38-44 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Cleveland | 38-47 |
| 05:28 | Duke | The jumper by Fredrick Payne is denied by Joseph Stanford | 38-47 |
| 05:26 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 05:04 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 05:01 | Duke | David McGrail is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), George Keen (PF), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Benny Bowen (SG), Elias Smith (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Andrew Haubrich, Chad Trussell, Charles Cleveland, Raymond Fischer | |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Elias Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 04:16 | Duke | George Keen misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 40-47 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Christopher Veal snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Benny Bowen | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Duke | Benny Bowen takes the ball from Mathew Miles | 40-50 |
| 03:27 | Florida State | Elias Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benny Bowen | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benny Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elias Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Veal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Duke | George Keen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Veal - foul #2 on Christopher Veal, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Gary Foster (C) Mathew Miles, Dusty Grosky, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Malcolm Whelan (PF) Benny Bowen, Elias Smith, Joseph Stanford | |
| 03:10 | Duke | George Keen misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 03:10 | Duke | George Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Chad Trussell banks in the layup | 41-54 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #3 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Chad Trussell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Loren Kelley - foul #1 on Loren Kelley, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Williams (SF) Christopher Veal | |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Chad Trussell misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Chad Trussell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:23 | Duke | George Keen grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 02:02 | Duke | George Keen hits a floater in the paint set up by Gary Foster | 44-54 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | David McGrail picks off the pass by Chad Trussell | 44-54 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Gary Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Brayton | 46-54 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Maurice Lear (SF) Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (PG), Benny Bowen (SG), Elias Smith (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Mark Brizendine, Chad Trussell, Paul Williams, Charles Cleveland, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses the lay-in | 46-54 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Maurice Lear is whistled for traveling | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | David McGrail is called for the reach on Andrew Haubrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on David McGrail, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Malcolm Whelan (PF) Benny Bowen, Joseph Stanford | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:41 | Duke | David McGrail splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Elias Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan is hacked by David McGrail in the backcourt - foul #4 on David McGrail, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Raymond Fischer is called for the reach on Gary Foster - foul #2 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Andrew Haubrich, Elias Smith, Raymond Fischer | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Dusty Grosky is called for the reach on Malcolm Whelan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (PG), Elias Smith (SF), Raymond Fischer (C) Mark Brizendine, Charles Cleveland, Christopher Veal | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Chad Trussell steps in front of the Dusty Grosky pass | 48-57 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Chad Trussell lays it in | 48-59 |
| 00:11 | Duke | George Keen makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Malcolm Whelan - foul #2 on Malcolm Whelan, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Bowen (SG), Joseph Stanford (PF) Chad Trussell, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 00:11 | Duke | George Keen misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer is hacked by Dusty Grosky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (SG), Malcolm Whelan (PF) Benny Bowen, Joseph Stanford | |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Gary Foster clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-61 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich runs out the clock | 50-61 |