| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) SG - Ivan Pawlikowski (fresh) SF - Keith Ashley (fresh) PF - Shayne Kling (fresh) C - Joseph Sweeney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Paul Voelker (fresh) SF - James Stemple (fresh) PF - Randy Edwards (fresh) C - Albert Kimmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Sweeney - foul #1 on Joseph Sweeney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Keith Ashley connects on the open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Sweeney | 2-1 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Keith Ashley swats the dunk try by Randy Edwards | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ivan Pawlikowski | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is intercepted by Brian Patterson in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Edwards | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Michael Hanscom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Randy Edwards pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Joseph Sweeney is called for the reach on Albert Kimmons - foul #2 on Joseph Sweeney, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Parks (C) Joseph Sweeney | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:59 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons loses the dribble to Keith Ashley | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Albert Kimmons steals it from Michael Hanscom | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Stemple | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Ray Parks makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Pawlikowski | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Paul Voelker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Shayne Kling grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Duke | Michael Hanscom drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Pawlikowski | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | Paul Voelker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Ivan Pawlikowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Ashley | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Pawlikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shayne Kling (fairly fresh) C - Ray Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Voelker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Stemple (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Albert Kimmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | James Stemple's layup is rejected by Shayne Kling | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | Duke | Shayne Kling snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Ray Parks can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Brian Patterson buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Voelker | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Ray Parks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Pawlikowski | 10-10 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Paul Voelker misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Keith Ashley - foul #1 on Keith Ashley, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Benny Yates (PG), Roger Powell (SG), Drew Browning (SF) Michael Hanscom, Ivan Pawlikowski, Keith Ashley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Paul Voelker makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Paul Voelker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Drew Browning makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Roger Powell and he's hacked by Paul Voelker - foul #1 on Paul Voelker, team foul #1 | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Drew Browning makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | James Stemple misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Benny Yates snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Roger Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Paul Voelker - foul #2 on Paul Voelker, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (SG), Jared Hurtado (SF), Samuel Henderson (PF) Paul Voelker, James Stemple, Randy Edwards | |
| 13:04 | Duke | Roger Powell makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Roger Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Roger Powell makes the 3rd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Roger Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Len Dougherty | 16-16 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Drew Browning makes the jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Benny Yates (fresh) SG - Roger Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Browning (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shayne Kling (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ray Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Len Dougherty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Hurtado (fresh) PF - Samuel Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Kimmons (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Brian Patterson's pass is intercepted by Roger Powell | 18-16 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Benny Yates misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-16 |
| 11:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Drew Browning | 18-16 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Roger Powell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Henderson - foul #1 on Samuel Henderson, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Hanscom (PG), Keith Ashley (SF) Benny Yates, Drew Browning | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Stemple (SF), Randy Edwards (PF), Dwight Roberts (C) Jared Hurtado, Samuel Henderson, Albert Kimmons | |
| 10:59 | Duke | Roger Powell makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Roger Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-16 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Shayne Kling is called for the reach on Randy Edwards - foul #1 on Shayne Kling, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Pawlikowski (SG) Roger Powell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:11 | Florida State | James Stemple's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Parks | 20-16 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | James Stemple grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | James Stemple scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Brian Patterson | 20-18 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Michael Hanscom buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | James Stemple misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ray Parks - foul #1 on Ray Parks, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Drew Browning (SF) Keith Ashley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (C) Dwight Roberts | |
| 09:19 | Florida State | James Stemple misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | James Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Drew Browning hits a turnaround from the left block | 24-19 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Ray Parks is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #2 on Ray Parks, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Sweeney (C) Ray Parks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Henderson (PF) Randy Edwards | |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Ivan Pawlikowski pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Roger Powell (SG), Keith Ashley (SF) Drew Browning, Joseph Sweeney | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:57 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Shayne Kling grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Shayne Kling grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | James Stemple pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ivan Pawlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shayne Kling (tired) 4 reb. C - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Len Dougherty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stemple (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Kimmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Florida State | Len Dougherty is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Benny Yates (PG), Joseph Sweeney (C) Ivan Pawlikowski, Michael Hanscom | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Hurtado (SF), Randy Edwards (PF), Dwight Roberts (C) James Stemple, Samuel Henderson, Albert Kimmons | |
| 06:34 | Duke | Roger Powell is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Parks (PF) Shayne Kling | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Randy Edwards lays it in on a great pass from Len Dougherty | 25-21 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Roger Powell is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Drew Browning (SF) Keith Ashley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Joseph Sweeney denies the turnaround by Brian Patterson | 25-21 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Joseph Sweeney gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Ray Parks connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Drew Browning | 27-21 |
| 05:22 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Roger Powell gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Ray Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Pawlikowski (PG) Benny Yates | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Stemple (SF), Albert Kimmons (C) Len Dougherty, Dwight Roberts | |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado travels with the ball | 27-21 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Roger Powell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Brian Patterson hits the finger roll | 30-23 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Drew Browning is called for a charge - foul #1 on Drew Browning, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Hanscom (PG), Keith Ashley (SF), Shayne Kling (PF) Roger Powell, Drew Browning, Ray Parks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Voelker (SG), Samuel Henderson (PF) Jared Hurtado, Randy Edwards | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Joseph Sweeney is called for the reach on Albert Kimmons - foul #3 on Joseph Sweeney, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Parks (C) Joseph Sweeney | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ray Parks | 30-24 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Michael Hanscom scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ray Parks | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ivan Pawlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shayne Kling (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ray Parks (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stemple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Kimmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shayne Kling - foul #2 on Shayne Kling, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (PG), Jared Hurtado (SF) Brian Patterson, James Stemple | |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Ivan Pawlikowski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hanscom | 36-26 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Len Dougherty loses the dribble to Keith Ashley | 36-26 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the dunk attempt | 36-26 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:46 | Florida State | Len Dougherty lays it up and in set up by Paul Voelker | 36-28 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Ray Parks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Albert Kimmons - foul #1 on Albert Kimmons, team foul #5 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Roger Powell (SG), Drew Browning (SF) Ivan Pawlikowski, Keith Ashley | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Stemple (SF), Randy Edwards (PF), Dwight Roberts (C) Jared Hurtado, Samuel Henderson, Albert Kimmons | |
| 01:35 | Duke | Ray Parks makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Ray Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ray Parks - foul #3 on Ray Parks, team foul #10 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Benny Yates (PG), Joseph Sweeney (C) Michael Hanscom, Ray Parks | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Shayne Kling drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Benny Yates | 39-30 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Shayne Kling takes the ball from Paul Voelker | 39-30 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Joseph Sweeney can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-30 |
| 00:15 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Yates | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Joseph Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Randy Edwards - foul #1 on Randy Edwards, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Hanscom (PG), Ivan Pawlikowski (SG), Keith Ashley (SF) Benny Yates, Roger Powell, Drew Browning | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Albert Kimmons (C) Len Dougherty, Dwight Roberts | |
| 00:01 | Duke | Michael Hanscom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons gets the rebound | 39-30 |