| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Gabriel (fresh) SG - John Babb (fresh) SF - Nicholas Eccleston (fresh) PF - Patrick Powell (fresh) C - Ken Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) C - Anthony Ried (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Ken Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Duke | Patrick Powell can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Florida State | Anthony Ried snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammy Keithley | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Patrick Powell is fouled on the floor by Jordan Vines - foul #1 on Jordan Vines, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Duke | John Babb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Anthony Ried | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | The short jumper by Rodney Sargent is denied by Nicholas Eccleston | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Duke | Ken Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Paul Gabriel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | Jordan Vines grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | Anthony Ried drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Paul Gabriel is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Gabriel, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Ken Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Duke | John Babb makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Patrick Powell denies the turnaround by Rodney Sargent | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Patrick Powell grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Nicholas Eccleston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Anthony Ried snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | Anthony Ried misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Paul Gabriel snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:14 | Duke | Patrick Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Jordan Vines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Baker (PG), Antonio Sheedy (SG), Alvin Marshall (SF), Christopher Seery (PF), Raymond Bittle (C) Paul Gabriel, John Babb, Nicholas Eccleston, Patrick Powell, Ken Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Chea (SG), Douglas Crider (PF), Ryan Luttrell (C) Carl Letcher, Jordan Vines, Anthony Ried | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) SG - Antonio Sheedy (fresh) SF - Alvin Marshall (fresh) PF - Christopher Seery (fresh) C - Raymond Bittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Chea (fresh) SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Crider (fresh) C - Ryan Luttrell (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Duke | Raymond Bittle misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Luttrell - foul #1 on Ryan Luttrell, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (PG) Sammy Keithley | |
| 15:45 | Duke | Raymond Bittle makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Raymond Bittle misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent is hacked by Alvin Marshall - foul #1 on Alvin Marshall, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG) Rodney Sargent | |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell can't throw it down but he's fouled by Christopher Seery - foul #1 on Christopher Seery, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jordan Vines (PF) Douglas Crider | |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Christopher Seery grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Jordan Vines is called for the reach on Alvin Marshall - foul #2 on Jordan Vines, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Gabriel (PG) Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sammy Keithley (SF), Douglas Crider (PF), Anthony Ried (C) Bart Ellenburg, Jordan Vines, Ryan Luttrell | |
| 14:27 | Duke | Alvin Marshall buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Gabriel | 7-5 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Ried | 7-8 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Christopher Seery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Powell (PF), Ken Hill (C) Christopher Seery, Raymond Bittle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG) Chad Chea | |
| 13:51 | Florida State | Anthony Ried is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Paul Gabriel makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Anthony Ried hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ken Hill - foul #1 on Ken Hill, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Duke | John Babb (SG) Alvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Chea (SG) Carl Letcher | |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Anthony Ried makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Anthony Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Patrick Powell | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Patrick Powell clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Ried - foul #1 on Anthony Ried, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Baker (PG) Paul Gabriel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell (PF) Douglas Crider | |
| 12:54 | Duke | Patrick Powell makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Patrick Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Chea | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Patrick Powell is hacked by Ryan Luttrell - foul #2 on Ryan Luttrell, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Marshall (SF), Christopher Seery (PF) Antonio Sheedy, Patrick Powell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Douglas Crider (PF) Sammy Keithley, Ryan Luttrell | |
| 11:52 | Duke | John Babb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Christopher Seery tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Donald Baker snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) SG - John Babb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Seery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Chea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Crider (fresh) C - Anthony Ried (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Duke | Ken Hill is hacked by Chad Chea - foul #1 on Chad Chea, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Gabriel (PG), Nicholas Eccleston (SF), Raymond Bittle (C) Donald Baker, John Babb, Ken Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Paul Gabriel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Chea - foul #2 on Chad Chea, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (SF) Chad Chea | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Paul Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:30 | Duke | Paul Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:15 | Florida State | Douglas Crider can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-12 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Anthony Ried pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Raymond Bittle snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Alvin Marshall misses the lay-in | 14-12 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Douglas Crider grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Douglas Crider comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Christopher Seery - foul #2 on Christopher Seery, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Duke | John Babb (SG), Patrick Powell (PF), Ken Hill (C) Alvin Marshall, Christopher Seery, Raymond Bittle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sammy Keithley (SF) Rodney Sargent | |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Douglas Crider makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Douglas Crider makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Douglas Crider steals the ball from Ken Hill | 14-14 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley is fouled on the floor by Patrick Powell - foul #1 on Patrick Powell, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Antonio Sheedy (SF) Nicholas Eccleston | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:45 | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Marshall (SF) Antonio Sheedy | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG) Carl Letcher | |
| 09:21 | Duke | Douglas Crider picks off the pass by Alvin Marshall | 14-14 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent is fouled on the floor by Alvin Marshall - foul #2 on Alvin Marshall, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Antonio Sheedy (SG), Nicholas Eccleston (SF) John Babb, Alvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Patrick Powell drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Antonio Sheedy | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:30 | Duke | Paul Gabriel grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ken Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Ried - foul #2 on Anthony Ried, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Baker (PG) Paul Gabriel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Jordan Vines (PF) Bart Ellenburg, Anthony Ried | |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ken Hill misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ken Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Powell - foul #2 on Patrick Powell, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Raymond Bittle (PF) Patrick Powell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Nicholas Eccleston clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Carl Letcher snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) SG - Antonio Sheedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Eccleston (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Bittle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ken Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) SG - Rodney Sargent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) C - Douglas Crider (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Ken Hill scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | Douglas Crider is fouled on the floor by Ken Hill - foul #2 on Ken Hill, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Gabriel (PG), John Babb (SG), Patrick Powell (PF) Donald Baker, Nicholas Eccleston, Ken Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (SG) Rodney Sargent | |
| 07:07 | Florida State | Douglas Crider makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Raymond Bittle snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Paul Gabriel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Patrick Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Patrick Powell drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Gabriel | 21-21 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Douglas Crider lays it in set up by Sammy Keithley | 21-23 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Paul Gabriel drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Babb | 24-23 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Douglas Crider loses the dribble to Patrick Powell | 24-23 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Paul Gabriel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Babb | 27-23 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Patrick Powell swats the short shot by Douglas Crider | 27-23 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Antonio Sheedy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:17 | Duke | Carl Letcher steps in front of the Patrick Powell pass | 27-23 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Carl Letcher slams it home | 27-25 |
| 04:53 | Duke | John Babb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Marshall (SF), Christopher Seery (PF), Ken Hill (C) Antonio Sheedy, Patrick Powell, Raymond Bittle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG), Chad Chea (SF), Ryan Luttrell (PF), Anthony Ried (C) Bart Ellenburg, Sammy Keithley, Jordan Vines, Douglas Crider | |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Anthony Ried hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 27-25 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Alvin Marshall snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Paul Gabriel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 04:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rodney Sargent | 27-25 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Ken Hill - foul #3 on Ken Hill, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Baker (PG), Patrick Powell (PF) Paul Gabriel, Ken Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Carl Letcher makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Carl Letcher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Anthony Ried steals the ball from Patrick Powell | 27-27 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Anthony Ried comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Anthony Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) SG - John Babb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Seery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Chea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Luttrell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony Ried (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Patrick Powell snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 03:05 | Duke | John Babb connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Baker and the foul's on Chad Chea - foul #3 on Chad Chea, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Gabriel (PG), Nicholas Eccleston (SF), Raymond Bittle (C) Donald Baker, Alvin Marshall, Patrick Powell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (PG), Sammy Keithley (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Carl Letcher, Chad Chea, Ryan Luttrell | |
| 03:05 | Duke | John Babb makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Anthony Ried throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Antonio Sheedy (SG), Patrick Powell (PF) John Babb, Christopher Seery | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:34 | Duke | Nicholas Eccleston buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Bittle | 33-27 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Raymond Bittle is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell (C) Anthony Ried | |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Bittle - foul #1 on Raymond Bittle, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Raymond Bittle misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bart Ellenburg | 33-30 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Eccleston - foul #1 on Nicholas Eccleston, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Marshall (SF), Christopher Seery (PF) Nicholas Eccleston, Patrick Powell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG) Bart Ellenburg | |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Raymond Bittle grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Paul Gabriel is fouled on the floor by Carl Letcher - foul #1 on Carl Letcher, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Ried (C) Ryan Luttrell | |
| 00:52 | Duke | Paul Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Paul Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Anthony Ried knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Sammy Keithley | 35-33 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Raymond Bittle clanks a turnaround from the right block | 35-33 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Alvin Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Christopher Seery is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Baker (PG), Patrick Powell (PF) Paul Gabriel, Raymond Bittle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (SG) Rodney Sargent | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | The short jumper by Anthony Ried is denied by Christopher Seery | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Christopher Seery grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |