| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Linwood Shimer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ross Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Brown (fresh) C - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | William Campbell inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ross Bernard - foul #1 on Ross Bernard, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Howard Eldridge steps in front of the Linwood Shimer pass | 26-24 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Slover | 26-26 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Linwood Shimer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Eldridge - foul #2 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Linwood Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Linwood Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | William Campbell connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Robert O'Heron and the foul's on James Little - foul #1 on James Little, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | William Campbell misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Linwood Shimer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Linwood Shimer misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Linwood Shimer - foul #1 on Linwood Shimer, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Linwood Shimer misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Paul Burpo | 28-30 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Fred Slover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | William Campbell hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Robert Tucker connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ross Bernard and he's fouled by William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), Richard Labarre (SG), Oscar Silva (SF), Richard Roosevelt (PF) James Little, Linwood Shimer, Ross Bernard, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF), George Johnson (PF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, Robert O'Heron | |
| 15:55 | Duke | Robert Tucker makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Labarre (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oscar Silva (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Roosevelt (fresh) C - Robert Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fleischer (fresh) SF - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Paul Burpo clanks a turnaround from close range | 31-32 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Robert Tucker gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Richard Roosevelt's pass is intercepted by George Johnson | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | George Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Slover and the foul's on Gary Cox - foul #1 on Gary Cox, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Linwood Shimer (SG), Ross Bernard (SF) Richard Labarre, Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:56 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:30 | Duke | Linwood Shimer connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | George Johnson blows the dunk | 33-35 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Paul Burpo tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Gary Cox hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Roosevelt | 35-37 |
| 13:39 | Florida State | Fred Slover buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Fred Slover is called for the reach on Oscar Silva - foul #2 on Fred Slover, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Duke | James Little (PG), Ricky Brown (PF) Gary Cox, Oscar Silva | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF), Robert O'Heron (PF) Fred Slover, James Fleischer, George Johnson | |
| 12:57 | Duke | Linwood Shimer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | William Campbell gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Linwood Shimer steps in front of the Robert Patton pass | 35-39 |
| 12:30 | Duke | The jump hook by Ricky Brown is blocked by William Campbell | 35-39 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Linwood Shimer grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Robert O'Heron blocks the jumper by Linwood Shimer | 35-39 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Ricky Brown tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (SG), Oscar Silva (SF), Robert Tucker (C) Linwood Shimer, Ross Bernard, Richard Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG) Robert Patton | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Silva (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ricky Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Duke | Oscar Silva can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Oscar Silva misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 11:01 | Florida State | Fred Slover snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Campbell | 37-42 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Robert Tucker is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Linwood Shimer (SG), Matt Leach (SF) Gary Cox, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Morris (C) Paul Burpo | |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 09:27 | Duke | Linwood Shimer is hacked by Fred Slover - foul #3 on Fred Slover, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), Ross Bernard (SF) James Little, Matt Leach | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell | |
| 09:07 | Duke | Linwood Shimer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Silva | 39-44 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Fred Slover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Cox - foul #2 on Gary Cox, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Johnson (PF), Paul Burpo (C) Robert O'Heron, Steven Morris | |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Oscar Silva drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Cox | 41-46 |
| 08:17 | Florida State | Fred Slover is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Cox - foul #3 on Gary Cox, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Duke | James Little (PG), Richard Roosevelt (C) Gary Cox, Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG) James Fleischer | |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Fred Slover clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Oscar Silva gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Oscar Silva drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Little | 43-46 |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Fred Slover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 07:21 | Duke | Richard Roosevelt gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Linwood Shimer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ross Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Silva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Roosevelt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Duke | Oscar Silva can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 06:50 | Florida State | Robert Patton gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | George Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ross Bernard - foul #2 on Ross Bernard, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (SG), Ricky Brown (PF), Robert Tucker (C) Linwood Shimer, Oscar Silva, Richard Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Campbell (SF) Robert Patton | |
| 06:22 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | George Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Ricky Brown grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Ricky Brown knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Labarre (SG) James Little | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert O'Heron (PF), Steven Morris (C) Howard Eldridge, George Johnson, Paul Burpo | |
| 06:00 | Duke | Ricky Brown makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Gary Cox is called for the reach on Fred Slover - foul #4 on Gary Cox, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Silva (SF) Ross Bernard | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Oscar Silva's fadeaway is rejected by Robert O'Heron | 46-49 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Steven Morris snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 04:52 | Florida State | William Campbell comes up short on the shot from the left block | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Labarre | 46-49 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Oscar Silva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Duke | James Little (PG), Linwood Shimer (SG), Ross Bernard (SF) Gary Cox, Richard Labarre, Oscar Silva | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Patton (PG), Howard Eldridge (SG), Paul Burpo (C) Fred Slover, James Fleischer, Steven Morris | |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Campbell and he's hacked by Ross Bernard - foul #3 on Ross Bernard, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Ricky Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 03:55 | Duke | James Little misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Burpo - foul #2 on Paul Burpo, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 03:55 | Duke | James Little misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:55 | Duke | James Little makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:34 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses the easy layup | 47-51 |
| 03:32 | Florida State | Paul Burpo can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Robert Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:07 | Duke | James Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Silva (PF), Richard Roosevelt (C) Ricky Brown, Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG) William Campbell | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Linwood Shimer (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ross Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Roosevelt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Paul Burpo comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Roosevelt - foul #2 on Richard Roosevelt, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Oscar Silva gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Linwood Shimer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 02:16 | Duke | Richard Roosevelt tips it in | 49-51 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Paul Burpo drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Slover | 49-53 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Ricky Brown (PF), Robert Tucker (C) Oscar Silva, Richard Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Campbell (SF) Robert Patton | |
| 01:26 | Duke | Fred Slover is called for the reach on James Little - foul #4 on Fred Slover, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 01:26 | Duke | James Little misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron is hacked by Ricky Brown - foul #1 on Ricky Brown, team foul #11 | 49-53 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Ricky Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Duke | Linwood Shimer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Fred Slover pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Fred Slover is hacked by James Little in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Little, team foul #12 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell | |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Ross Bernard is hacked by Paul Burpo - foul #3 on Paul Burpo, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF) James Fleischer, Robert Patton | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Ross Bernard misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Paul Burpo pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Paul Burpo is hacked by James Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Little, team foul #13 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Paul Burpo makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Paul Burpo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Linwood Shimer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Fred Slover pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | James Fleischer is fouled in the backcourt by James Little - foul #4 on James Little, team foul #14 | 49-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | James Fleischer misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | James Fleischer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Robert Tucker misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Burpo - foul #4 on Paul Burpo, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF) James Fleischer, Robert Patton | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Robert Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Robert Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Paul Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Paul Burpo is fouled in the backcourt by James Little - foul #5 on James Little, team foul #15 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG) James Little | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Paul Burpo makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Ricky Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Ross Bernard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 00:08 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Cox | 50-60 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Gary Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Fred Slover runs out the clock | 50-60 |