| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) SG - William Stearn (fresh) SF - Raymond Jude (fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (fresh) C - Donald Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - Tom Gill (fresh) PF - John Thyberg (fresh) C - John Wix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Efrain Brewer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | William Draeger comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Efrain Brewer - foul #1 on Efrain Brewer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | William Draeger misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:23 | Duke | William Stearn gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Efrain Brewer misses the lay-in | 2-1 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | William Draeger hits a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Donald Taylor scores on a floater from the left block | 4-4 |
| 18:42 | Florida State | John Wix knocks in the shot from the right side set up by William Draeger | 4-6 |
| 18:30 | Duke | William Stearn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | Kevin Paulk steps in front of the Tom Gill pass in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Efrain Brewer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk | 9-6 |
| 18:03 | Florida State | William Draeger is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Efrain Brewer blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Tom Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | William Draeger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Efrain Brewer gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Kevin Paulk blows the dunk but the foul's on John Wix - foul #1 on John Wix, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Scott Holloway (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Efrain Brewer, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), James Herzog (SF), Perry Bollin (PF), Julian Farish (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Tom Gill, John Thyberg, John Wix | |
| 17:04 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Julian Farish grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 17:02 | Florida State | James Herzog throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG) Kevin Paulk | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:54 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Larry Gilmore | 11-6 |
| 16:51 | Florida State | David Johansson is hacked by Larry Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Gilmore, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| 16:34 | Florida State | William Draeger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 16:33 | Duke | John Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Scott Holloway comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | James Herzog pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | William Draeger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Johansson | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fresh) SG - Larry Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Parker (fresh) PF - Scott Holloway (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Cipriano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) PF - Perry Bollin (fresh) C - Julian Farish (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Duke | John Harnish connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 13-9 |
| 15:16 | Florida State | Jeremy Cipriano swats the layup by James Herzog | 13-9 |
| 15:14 | Duke | John Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano loses the dribble to David Johansson | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | William Draeger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Scott Holloway hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Herzog - foul #1 on James Herzog, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), John Thyberg (PF), John Wix (C) William Draeger, Perry Bollin, Julian Farish | |
| 14:26 | Duke | Scott Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Scott Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | James Herzog can't connect on a shot in the lane | 15-9 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | James Herzog tips it home | 15-11 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Donald Taylor connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk | 17-11 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | David Johansson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth (PF) Scott Holloway | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:37 | Duke | Donald Taylor can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 17-11 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | John Wix gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | John Thyberg knocks in the shot from the right side | 17-13 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Donald Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Wix - foul #2 on John Wix, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Michalec (C) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Perry Bollin (C) David Johansson, John Wix | |
| 12:33 | Duke | William Stearn misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Lawrence Michalec tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Raymond Jude pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:11 | Duke | Lawrence Michalec is whistled for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Parker (SF), Efrain Brewer (PF) Raymond Jude, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (PG), Julian Farish (C) William Draeger, Perry Bollin | |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by William Stearn - foul #1 on William Stearn, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) David Johansson | |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Efrain Brewer denies the turnaround by Julian Farish | 17-13 |
| 11:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Stearn | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Michalec (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) SF - James Herzog (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thyberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Julian Farish (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Paul Parker drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Stearn | 19-13 |
| 11:17 | Florida State | Kevin Paulk is called for the reach on William Draeger - foul #1 on Kevin Paulk, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Donald Taylor (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Lawrence Michalec | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), Perry Bollin (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, John Thyberg | |
| 11:03 | Florida State | David Johansson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Donald Taylor grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Larry Gilmore is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano (C) Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Tom Gill (SF), John Thyberg (PF) William Draeger, James Herzog, Julian Farish | |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tom Gill | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Tom Gill | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | John Harnish picks off the pass by Benny Fitzpatrick in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Thyberg - foul #1 on John Thyberg, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Tyrone Hollingsworth (PF) John Harnish, Larry Gilmore, Efrain Brewer | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), James Herzog (SF), Julian Farish (C) David Johansson, Tom Gill, Perry Bollin | |
| 10:05 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:51 | Florida State | William Draeger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-16 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | James Herzog pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick loses the dribble to Kevin Paulk | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Duke | William Stearn jams it on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk | 22-16 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | John Thyberg is denied on a dunk by Tyrone Hollingsworth | 22-16 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | John Thyberg hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Donald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Herzog - foul #2 on James Herzog, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Efrain Brewer (PF) William Stearn, Tyrone Hollingsworth, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), Tom Gill (SF), Perry Bollin (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Julian Farish | |
| 08:51 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Perry Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | William Draeger buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Donald Taylor is whistled for a carry | 23-20 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SF), Lawrence Michalec (C) Kevin Paulk, Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Julian Farish (SF) William Draeger, Tom Gill | |
| 07:49 | Florida State | John Thyberg scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Gilmore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efrain Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Michalec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Johansson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Farish (fairly fresh) PF - John Thyberg (tiring) 6 pts. C - Perry Bollin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Duke | David Johansson is called for the reach on John Harnish - foul #1 on David Johansson, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG) Larry Gilmore | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Tom Gill (SF) David Johansson, Julian Farish | |
| 07:34 | Duke | John Harnish misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:34 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Paul Parker picks off the pass by John Thyberg | 23-22 |
| 06:59 | Duke | William Stearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Paul Parker can't tip it in | 23-22 |
| 06:55 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to John Harnish | 23-22 |
| 06:44 | Duke | William Stearn knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-22 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | William Draeger is fouled in the backcourt by William Stearn - foul #2 on William Stearn, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Scott Holloway (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) William Stearn, Paul Parker, Efrain Brewer, Lawrence Michalec | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), Julian Farish (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Perry Bollin | |
| 06:32 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Holloway - foul #1 on Scott Holloway, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG) John Harnish | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (C) Tom Gill | |
| 06:32 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano throws it down set up by Kevin Paulk | 28-23 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | David Johansson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG) Larry Gilmore | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Tom Gill (SF) William Draeger, Perry Bollin | |
| 05:52 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano is fouled on the floor by Julian Farish - foul #1 on Julian Farish, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF) Raymond Jude | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Perry Bollin (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Tom Gill | |
| 05:52 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | John Thyberg gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Holloway - foul #2 on Scott Holloway, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (PF) Kevin Paulk, Scott Holloway, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Tom Gill (SF) David Johansson, Perry Bollin | |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Paul Parker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Parker, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG) William Stearn | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF) John Thyberg | |
| 04:44 | Florida State | William Draeger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 04:42 | Duke | Paul Parker gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:29 | Duke | Paul Parker misses the easy layup | 29-24 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Larry Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Perry Bollin - foul #1 on Perry Bollin, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Raymond Jude (SF) John Harnish, Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), John Thyberg (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, Tom Gill | |
| 04:15 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Julian Farish knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 03:40 | Duke | John Thyberg takes the ball from Larry Gilmore | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Gilmore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Jude (fairly fresh) PF - Tyrone Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) C - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Julian Farish (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Thyberg (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Bollin (tiring) | |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Kevin Paulk steps in front of the Julian Farish pass in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the easy layup | 31-26 |
| 03:34 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Draeger | 31-26 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | The jump hook by John Thyberg is blocked by Tyrone Hollingsworth | 31-26 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Kevin Paulk gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:56 | Duke | William Draeger is called for the reach on Kevin Paulk - foul #2 on William Draeger, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Scott Holloway (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Larry Gilmore, Raymond Jude, Tyrone Hollingsworth, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) William Draeger, Julian Farish, Perry Bollin | |
| 02:56 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:46 | Duke | John Wix swats the layup by Jeremy Cipriano | 32-26 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Scott Holloway hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-26 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | James Herzog grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Jeremy Cipriano blocks the short jumper by Benny Fitzpatrick | 34-26 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Kevin Paulk pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:44 | Duke | John Thyberg swats the shot by Paul Parker | 34-26 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Wix | 34-26 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Paul Parker is fouled on the floor by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Efrain Brewer (PF), Lawrence Michalec (C) Kevin Paulk, Scott Holloway, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Tom Gill (SF) David Johansson, John Thyberg | |
| 01:18 | Duke | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Paul Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | The jump hook by John Wix is blocked by Efrain Brewer | 35-29 |
| 01:01 | Duke | The rebound goes to Efrain Brewer | 35-29 |
| 00:56 | Duke | John Harnish is fouled in the backcourt by William Draeger - foul #3 on William Draeger, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Raymond Jude (SF) Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (PG), John Thyberg (PF) William Draeger, Tom Gill | |
| 00:56 | Duke | John Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:56 | Duke | John Harnish makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | David Johansson is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG) William Stearn | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF) John Thyberg | |
| 00:16 | Duke | Larry Gilmore buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Harnish | 40-29 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | James Herzog misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 00:01 | Duke | John Harnish grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Harnish clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-29 |