| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Allen (fresh) PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Donald Jernigan is called for the reach on Jeffery Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Brian Primmer steals it from Thomas Steinmetz | 36-29 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito is hacked by Vernon Wiley - foul #2 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 18:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Carter | 36-29 |
| 18:17 | Duke | David Carter drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Augustine Esposito - foul #1 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 18:17 | Duke | David Carter makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:51 | Clemson | Herbert Allen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Steinmetz - foul #2 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:21 | Duke | David Carter can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-29 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Brian Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Herbert Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Jernigan | 39-32 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Herbert Allen steals the ball from Ken Walraven | 39-32 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-34 |
| 16:08 | Duke | David Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Ken Walraven pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Jeffery Johnson picks off the pass by Donald Jernigan | 39-34 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 15:01 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Ken Walraven gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:46 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Jernigan - foul #3 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (SF) Herbert Allen | |
| 14:46 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:46 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Neal | 42-34 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:57 | Duke | George Danis travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:32 | Clemson | George Danis steals the ball from Claude Gatton | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Duke | George Danis lays it in | 44-34 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Adrian Groce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Rocky Mancini hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Neal | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Arnold Smith picks off the pass by Adrian Groce | 47-34 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Rocky Mancini can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 12:25 | Duke | George Danis tips it but misses | 47-34 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Rocky Mancini tips it home | 49-34 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Primmer | 49-37 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Arnold Smith, George Danis, Joshua King, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Adrian Groce knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Claude Gatton | 49-39 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Vernon Wiley | 52-39 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Adrian Groce hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Rocky Mancini - foul #1 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Ken Walraven (C) Rocky Mancini, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG), Herbert Allen (SF), Edward Reece (PF) Donald Jernigan, Brian Primmer, Augustine Esposito | |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by Claude Gatton - foul #4 on Claude Gatton, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF) Claude Gatton, Adrian Groce | |
| 10:40 | Duke | Vernon Wiley travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua King (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Joshua King gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson | 55-40 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Jeffery Johnson steals it from Aleksandar Stagowski | 55-40 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffery Johnson | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the 3 from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:43 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan is whistled for traveling | 58-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF), David Carter (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (PG), Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Donald Jernigan, Aleksandar Stagowski, Edward Reece | |
| 08:27 | Duke | David Carter is whistled for a carry | 58-43 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Brian Primmer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Adrian Groce tips it home | 58-45 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Rocky Mancini buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Neal | 61-45 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Brian Primmer's layup is rejected by David Carter | 61-45 |
| 07:46 | Duke | David Carter snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SF - George Danis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dino Rizzo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Duke | Arnold Smith double dribbles | 61-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Claude Gatton (SF) Dino Rizzo, Herbert Allen | |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 07:14 | Clemson | Brian Primmer snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | Adrian Groce misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 61-45 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:36 | Duke | George Danis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Adrian Groce - foul #1 on Adrian Groce, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Ken Walraven (C) Rocky Mancini, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:36 | Duke | George Danis misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:36 | Duke | George Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | David Carter swats the short shot by Augustine Esposito | 62-45 |
| 06:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 62-45 |
| 05:56 | Duke | David Carter misses the lay-in | 62-45 |
| 05:54 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the follow up shot | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Adrian Groce knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:33 | Duke | David Carter's pass is intercepted by Brian Primmer | 64-47 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | Claude Gatton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 05:17 | Duke | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:17 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF) Arnold Smith, George Danis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:48 | Duke | Claude Gatton is called for the reach on Vernon Wiley - foul #5 on Claude Gatton, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua King (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Allen (SF) Claude Gatton | |
| 04:30 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 3 from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 04:06 | Clemson | Brian Primmer's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Steinmetz | 67-47 |
| 04:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ken Walraven | 67-47 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Herbert Allen pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Brian Primmer scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Jernigan | 67-49 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Herbert Allen - foul #2 on Herbert Allen, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Duke | David Carter (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Edward Reece (PF) Donald Jernigan, Brian Primmer, Augustine Esposito | |
| 02:56 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Adrian Groce | 68-49 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Adrian Groce's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Neal | 68-49 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Steinmetz | 71-49 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Adrian Groce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Ken Walraven (C) Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG) Adrian Groce | |
| 01:29 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Edward Reece grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-49 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 73-49 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-49 |
| 00:29 | Duke | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson runs out the clock | 73-49 |