| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jager (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | George Ivy inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Clay Reeves steals it from Charles Thomas | 24-31 |
| 18:58 | Florida State | James Jager misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | James Jager misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Michael Crown snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 18:47 | Duke | George Ivy is called for the reach on Michael Crown in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Ivy, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (SF) George Ivy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:37 | Duke | Leonard Hughes scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 24-33 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Brian King can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | James Jager snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:55 | Florida State | Clay Reeves hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alonzo Perez | 26-33 |
| 17:45 | Duke | Frank Meacham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Dennis Anderson (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Clay Reeves, Alonzo Perez, James Jager | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes, Frank Meacham | |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Dove - foul #1 on Thomas Dove, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Mike Williams misses short on an open runner from close range | 28-33 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Mike Williams can't tip it in | 28-33 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Mike Williams can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Timothy Raymond can't tip it in | 28-33 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Javier Herrera | 28-33 |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses short on a shot in the lane | 28-33 |
| 15:49 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Jesiolowski | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Javier Herrera double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, Ivan Jesiolowski, Brian King, Dennis Anderson, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Frank Meacham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Timothy Raymond, Charles Thomas, Thomas Dove, Mike Williams | |
| 15:22 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the easy layup | 28-33 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | Dennis Danna grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | James Jager clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Darrell Darbonne - foul #3 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | James Jager misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Thomas | 29-35 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Thomas - foul #1 on Donald Thomas, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Dennis Anderson (PF) Clay Reeves, Alonzo Perez | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF), Mike Williams (C) Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Frank Meacham knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Thomas | 31-37 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Williams | 31-37 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Mike Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Anderson - foul #2 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Mladen Jahic (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, George Ivy, James Jager | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Donald Thomas, Michael Crown, Frank Meacham | |
| 13:05 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), Brian King (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF) Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Mike Williams | |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Michael Crown picks off the pass by Alonzo Perez | 31-37 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 11:18 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Javier Herrera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (PF), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, Clay Reeves, Brian King, Alonzo Perez, Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Mike Williams (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 10:40 | Duke | Frank Meacham lays it up and in set up by Mike Williams | 31-42 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Dennis Danna can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Thomas Dove is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Thomas | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia is fouled on the floor by Timothy Raymond - foul #2 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove | |
| 09:23 | Florida State | Mike Williams steals the ball from Clay Reeves | 31-44 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Donald Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | George Ivy pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Clay Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF) George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Mike Williams | |
| 08:43 | Duke | Brian King picks off the pass by Frank Meacham | 31-44 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-44 |
| 08:27 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 31-44 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Donald Thomas clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Danna - foul #4 on Dennis Danna, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (SF), Dennis Anderson (C) Dennis Danna, Clay Reeves, Brian King, James Jager | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Thomas Dove (PF) Frank Meacham, Leonard Hughes | |
| 08:08 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Javier Herrera hits a shot from the right wing | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alonzo Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Duke | Donald Thomas is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Crown | 33-47 |
| 07:16 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson throws it down | 35-47 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne travels in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Valdivia (C) Alonzo Perez | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Mike Williams (C) Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Raymond - foul #3 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #7 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Brian King (SF) Javier Herrera, George Ivy | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (PF) Thomas Dove | |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-47 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia can't connect on a shot from the right block | 37-47 |
| 06:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Meacham | 37-47 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses long on a runner in the paint | 37-47 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Mike Williams snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Mike Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF), James Jager (C) Ivan Jesiolowski, Brian King, Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Charles Thomas | |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Dennis Danna's floater is tipped away by Mike Williams | 37-47 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the board | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:09 | Duke | Mike Williams hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Crown | 37-49 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Dennis Danna clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Meacham - foul #1 on Frank Meacham, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF) George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Donald Thomas (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Reeves - foul #1 on Clay Reeves, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:19 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Crown | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Brian King loses the ball out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG) Clay Reeves | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Randy Vernon is open and lays it up and in set up by Donald Thomas | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brian King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Randy Vernon is hacked by Javier Herrera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Dennis Anderson (C) Brian King, James Jager | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 02:50 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Thomas Dove steps in front of the Javier Herrera pass | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:28 | Duke | George Ivy steals it from Frank Meacham in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski lays it up and in set up by George Ivy | 42-53 |
| 02:01 | Duke | Timothy Raymond is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jesiolowski - foul #3 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Clay Reeves (SG), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, Ivan Jesiolowski, Alonzo Perez | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Thomas Dove, Frank Meacham | |
| 01:37 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the runner from the right block | 42-53 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Clay Reeves grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | George Ivy's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Williams | 42-53 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Raymond | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Randy Vernon steals the ball from Dennis Anderson | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Duke | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #5 on Dennis Danna, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Alonzo Perez (PF) Dennis Danna, Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Frank Meacham (C) Timothy Raymond, Mike Williams | |
| 00:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | George Ivy misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-56 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 42-56 |