| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) SG - Cedrick King (fresh) SF - William West (fresh) PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) SG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) SF - Jerome Pearson (fresh) PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - James Poitra (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Shannon Dunn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | Cedrick King connects on the open floater in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:31 | Duke | The short jumper by Shannon Dunn is denied by James Mitchell | 2-3 |
| 19:30 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to William West | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Cedrick King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson hits a floater in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Duke | The jump hook by Peter Hicks is blocked by James Poitra | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Cedrick King - foul #1 on Cedrick King, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Samuel Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Shannon Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Peter Hicks is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Shannon Dunn steals it from James Poitra | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Peter Hicks is fouled on the floor by Jerome Pearson - foul #1 on Jerome Pearson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Louis Ricketson (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Samuel Clark, Cedrick King, William West, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell, James Poitra | |
| 16:40 | Duke | Joaquin Brant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jose Munoz - foul #1 on Jose Munoz, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Joaquin Brant misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Joaquin Brant makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Donald Goode is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Ricketson (fresh) SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) SF - James Brim (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Romano (fresh) C - Jose Munoz (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Wilfredo Romano picks off the pass by Donald Goode | 8-9 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti steps out of bounds on the sideline | 8-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG) Louis Ricketson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:17 | Duke | Donald Goode is hacked by Ariel Moretti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG) Donald Goode | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:04 | Duke | Samuel Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano is hacked by Morris Kopp - foul #1 on Morris Kopp, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Howard Hattaway (PF) Charles Lafon, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the floater from the right block | 10-9 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | James Brim clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz tips it home | 10-11 |
| 14:25 | Duke | James Brim is called for the reach on Cedrick King in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brim, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) William West, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano, Jose Munoz | |
| 14:06 | Duke | Cedrick King is fouled on the floor by Ariel Moretti - foul #2 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) Samuel Clark, Howard Hattaway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell, James Poitra | |
| 13:45 | Duke | Donald Goode buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cedrick King | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the lay-in | 13-11 |
| 13:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Shannon Dunn | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Donald Goode is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Shannon Dunn | 15-11 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Shannon Dunn's pass is intercepted by Kun Chia | 15-13 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh lays it up and in set up by Kun Chia | 15-15 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Wallace Stumbaugh steps in front of the Louis Ricketson pass in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh banks in the layup | 15-17 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Jose Munoz is called for the reach on Donald Goode in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Munoz, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Charles Lafon (SG), William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Cedrick King, Louis Ricketson, Donald Goode, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano, Jose Munoz | |
| 11:57 | Duke | Charles Lafon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lafon (fresh) SF - William West (fresh) PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - James Poitra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wallace Stumbaugh | 15-20 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Clark - foul #1 on Samuel Clark, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Brim (SF) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Morris Kopp gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:12 | Duke | Jerome Pearson steals it from Morris Kopp in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | William West denies the turnaround by Jerome Pearson | 15-21 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Joaquin Brant grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses long on a floater from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | James Brim grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG), Peter Hicks (PF), Howard Hattaway (C) Charles Lafon, Morris Kopp, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG) James Brim | |
| 10:06 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SF) William West | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| 10:06 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:06 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | James Poitra loses the ball out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Ariel Moretti, Richard Youngquist, James Mitchell | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Donald Goode misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | James Poitra comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Louis Ricketson gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Cedrick King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Morris Kopp (PF) Howard Hattaway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Richard Youngquist (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Wilfredo Romano | |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | James Poitra is hacked by Shannon Dunn - foul #1 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Joaquin Brant (C) Louis Ricketson, Donald Goode, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Brim (SF) Jerome Pearson | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Charles Lafon takes the ball from James Poitra | 17-21 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Joaquin Brant can't tip it in | 17-21 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | James Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG), William West (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) Cedrick King, Charles Lafon, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Ariel Moretti, Richard Youngquist, James Brim, James Mitchell | |
| 07:37 | Duke | Wilfredo Romano steps in front of the Samuel Clark pass | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Ricketson (fresh) SF - William West (fresh) PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilfredo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Poitra (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Kun Chia comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joaquin Brant - foul #1 on Joaquin Brant, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Wilfredo Romano | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Kun Chia makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Kun Chia makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Donald Goode can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | James Poitra grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson drills a turnaround in the paint | 17-25 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Peter Hicks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Peter Hicks | 19-25 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Kun Chia is called for the reach on Donald Goode in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kun Chia, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Louis Ricketson, William West, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Kun Chia, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell | |
| 06:03 | Duke | Donald Goode makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Donald Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Donald Goode steals the ball from James Poitra | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Duke | Cedrick King can't finish the layup | 21-25 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh's floater is tipped away by Charles Lafon | 21-25 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Charles Lafon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Cedrick King is hacked by Richard Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Howard Hattaway (C) Donald Goode, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Richard Youngquist, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano | |
| 05:02 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | James Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Morris Kopp grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Charles Lafon drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Cedrick King | 25-25 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | James Mitchell scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Morris Kopp - foul #2 on Morris Kopp, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Charles Lafon, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Jerome Pearson, James Poitra | |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | James Mitchell misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Duke | The rebound goes to Shannon Dunn | 25-27 |
| 03:47 | Duke | Howard Hattaway's floater is tipped away by Jose Munoz | 25-27 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Samuel Clark grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by William West | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Howard Hattaway (fairly fresh) C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Youngquist (tiring) 6 pts. SF - James Brim (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Munoz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | James Brim connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Cedrick King is hacked by Richard Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) William West, Howard Hattaway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF) James Mitchell, Richard Youngquist, James Brim | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Peter Hicks steps in front of the Jose Munoz pass | 28-29 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Shannon Dunn's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Romano in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shannon Dunn - foul #2 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Joaquin Brant (C) Cedrick King, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Kun Chia, Wilfredo Romano | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:13 | Duke | William West's pass is intercepted by Richard Youngquist in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti is hacked by Peter Hicks - foul #1 on Peter Hicks, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Peter Hicks's layup is rejected by Jose Munoz | 28-33 |
| 01:51 | Duke | William West misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Pearson | 28-33 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Samuel Clark gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Samuel Clark buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jerome Pearson, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Cedrick King (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Morris Kopp (PF) Samuel Clark, Louis Ricketson, William West, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell | |
| 01:12 | Duke | Charles Lafon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano loses the dribble to Cedrick King | 31-33 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Cedrick King lays it up and in | 33-33 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kun Chia | 33-35 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Morris Kopp drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cedrick King | 35-35 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Munoz | 35-35 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 00:01 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joaquin Brant | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joaquin Brant misses the fullcourt shot | 35-35 |