| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Newcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Doucet (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | William Rucker inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Scott Doucet connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Victor Hightower is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Harold Lehman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 18:08 | Duke | William Rucker snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz's pass is intercepted by Brian Patterson | 34-34 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Brian Patterson lays it up and in | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Scott Doucet hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:31 | Duke | William Rucker snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Monte Ruff grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Monte Ruff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Monte Ruff, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG), Albert Kimmons (C) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Harold Lehman is fouled on the floor by Victor Hightower - foul #1 on Victor Hightower, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Scott Doucet's layup is rejected by Victor Hightower | 36-34 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Monte Ruff gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Harold Lehman snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monte Ruff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Hightower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Kimmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Doucet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Harold Lehman is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), David Thelen (PF), William Randolph (C) Raymond Wiener, Victor Hightower, Albert Kimmons | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:21 | Florida State | David Thelen connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Patterson | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Harold Lehman clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Thelen - foul #4 on David Thelen, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), John Newcomb (PF) Gerard Rowe, David Thelen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:52 | Duke | Harold Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Harold Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Wendell Ray knocks in the jumper from the right block | 40-36 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Harold Lehman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 14:11 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses the shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Scott Doucet grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:38 | Duke | William Rucker misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-36 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Monte Ruff gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | William Randolph can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Doucet - foul #3 on Scott Doucet, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Victor Hightower (PF) Brian Patterson, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:20 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Monte Ruff - foul #3 on Monte Ruff, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Monte Ruff hits a shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Michael Hanscom drills a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:07 | Florida State | Michael Hanscom steals the ball from Raymond Wiener in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Wendell Ray steals it from Scott Doucet | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wendell Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Doucet (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Victor Hightower drills a shot from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Michael Hanscom scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Harold Lehman | 45-43 |
| 11:03 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Scott Doucet misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on William Randolph - foul #4 on William Randolph, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG), Albert Kimmons (PF), John Newcomb (C) Raymond Wiener, Wendell Ray, Victor Hightower, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:38 | Duke | Scott Doucet makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Scott Doucet misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:38 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | John Newcomb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Doucet - foul #4 on Scott Doucet, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | John Newcomb misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | John Newcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Brian Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 09:23 | Duke | William Rucker is fouled on the floor by Monte Ruff - foul #4 on Monte Ruff, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SF) Monte Ruff | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:23 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:23 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ramon Ruiz - foul #3 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Gerard Rowe is called for the reach on Michael Hanscom - foul #2 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gerard Rowe | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Thomas Reith is fouled on the floor by Michael Hanscom - foul #4 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Victor Hightower (PF) Albert Kimmons | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:22 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Hightower | 52-48 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hanscom | 52-51 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Thomas Reith comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 07:46 | Florida State | John Newcomb tips it home | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Reith (fresh) PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Newcomb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ramon Ruiz (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Doucet (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | William Rucker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reith - foul #1 on Thomas Reith, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Monte Ruff (SF), David Thelen (PF), William Randolph (C) Brian Patterson, Gerard Rowe, Thomas Reith, Victor Hightower, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Duke | Isaiah Sowell (C) Harold Lehman | |
| 07:19 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:19 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:56 | Florida State | A charge is called on Raymond Wiener - foul #1 on Raymond Wiener, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SF) Scott Doucet | |
| 06:34 | Duke | Isaiah Sowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Lehman (PF) Michael Hanscom | |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Wendell Ray hits a floater from the right side set up by Raymond Wiener | 56-53 |
| 06:06 | Duke | William Randolph picks off the pass by Isaiah Sowell | 56-53 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Wendell Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | David Thelen misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 56-53 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | David Thelen hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Harold Lehman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Isaiah Sowell grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 04:53 | Duke | William Rucker grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | Monte Ruff snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Monte Ruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Charles Deakins pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG) Raymond Wiener | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Hanscom (PG), Scott Doucet (C) Charles Deakins, Isaiah Sowell | |
| 03:52 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Brian Patterson pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Hanscom - foul #5 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG), Isaiah Sowell (C) Michael Hanscom, Harold Lehman | |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Thelen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott Doucet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Isaiah Sowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Duke | Charles Deakins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Scott Doucet | 60-56 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | William Randolph knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Wendell Ray | 62-56 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | David Thelen gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Brian Patterson connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Randolph | 64-56 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Lehman (PF) Isaiah Sowell | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Duke | William Rucker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wendell Ray | 64-56 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the shot in the paint | 66-56 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Harold Lehman hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Rucker | 66-58 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the finger roll | 68-58 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the easy layup | 68-61 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Wendell Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is hacked by Charles Deakins - foul #3 on Charles Deakins, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | William Randolph is hacked by Scott Doucet - foul #5 on Scott Doucet, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Isaiah Sowell (C) Scott Doucet | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | David Thelen gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Ramon Ruiz is called for the reach on David Thelen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Harold Lehman grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Harold Lehman gets the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:19 | Duke | David Thelen steps in front of the Ramon Ruiz pass | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is hacked by Ramon Ruiz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Isaiah Sowell gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Charles Deakins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Charles Deakins is called for the reach on Brian Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Deakins, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:02 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Lehman | 73-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The clock runs out | 73-64 |