| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) SG - Cedrick King (fresh) SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Charles Latson (fresh) SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fresh) C - John Thomasson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | John Thomasson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Joe Reed hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Cedrick King buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Hicks | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Shannon Dunn gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Samuel Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 6-3 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Peter Hicks pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Cedrick King misses long on a floater in the paint | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Shannon Dunn can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Cedrick King grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:45 | Duke | Peter Hicks is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 8-3 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (PG), Lester Stump (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF), Bill Cabral (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Gilbert Washington, Charles Latson, Willie Hullinger, Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| 17:07 | Duke | Anthony Henton steals the ball from Cedrick King | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Bill Cabral scores on a turnaround in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Duke | Peter Hicks knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Cedrick King | 10-5 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Lester Stump can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Peter Hicks gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Shannon Dunn is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG), Charles Latson (SG), Willie Hullinger (SF) Brian Zurek, Lester Stump, Phillip Dickens | |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Bill Cabral tips it in | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William West (fresh) PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Charles Latson (fresh) SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) PF - Bill Cabral (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Henton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Joaquin Brant misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Bill Cabral grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:21 | Clemson | Anthony Henton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Henton, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Louis Ricketson (SG) Samuel Clark, Cedrick King | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), John Thomasson (C) Charles Latson, Anthony Henton | |
| 15:01 | Duke | Willie Hullinger is called for the reach on William West - foul #1 on Willie Hullinger, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF), Shannon Dunn (C) William West, Morris Kopp, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (SG), Joe Reed (PF) Lester Stump, John Thomasson | |
| 14:43 | Duke | Brian Zurek is called for the reach on Peter Hicks - foul #1 on Brian Zurek, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG) Brian Zurek | |
| 14:26 | Duke | Louis Ricketson misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joe Reed | 10-7 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Peter Hicks is called for the reach on Gilbert Washington - foul #1 on Peter Hicks, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Cedrick King (SG) Donald Goode, Louis Ricketson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG), Lester Stump (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF), John Thomasson (C) Gilbert Washington, Charles Latson, Willie Hullinger, Joe Reed | |
| 13:45 | Clemson | John Thomasson drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Anthony Henton | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Cedrick King knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Clark and he's hacked by Lester Stump - foul #1 on Lester Stump, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF) Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG), Charles Latson (SG), Willie Hullinger (SF), Joe Reed (PF) Anthony Henton, Lester Stump, Phillip Dickens, John Thomasson | |
| 13:26 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Joe Reed comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William West - foul #1 on William West, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Joaquin Brant (C) Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Thomasson (C) Bill Cabral | |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Joaquin Brant is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bill Cabral (PF) Joe Reed | |
| 12:28 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Hicks (PF) Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joe Reed (PF) John Thomasson | |
| 11:59 | Duke | William West is fouled on the floor by Bill Cabral - foul #1 on Bill Cabral, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, William West, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), John Thomasson (C) Charles Latson, Joe Reed | |
| 11:45 | Duke | Shannon Dunn blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Bill Cabral grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Lester Stump (fresh) SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) PF - Bill Cabral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Lester Stump buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Thomasson | 13-14 |
| 10:56 | Duke | Cedrick King misses short on a jumper in the paint | 13-14 |
| 10:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gilbert Washington | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses long on a runner from the right block | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Cedrick King connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Lafon and he's hacked by John Thomasson - foul #1 on John Thomasson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Morris Kopp (PF) Donald Goode, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF), Joe Reed (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Lester Stump, Willie Hullinger, Bill Cabral, John Thomasson | |
| 10:25 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens is hacked by Shannon Dunn - foul #2 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG), William West (SF), Joaquin Brant (C) Cedrick King, Charles Lafon, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF), Bill Cabral (C) Gilbert Washington, Phillip Dickens | |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Charles Latson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 16-16 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Morris Kopp grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Bill Cabral | 16-16 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 09:19 | Duke | William West grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Samuel Clark hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Louis Ricketson | 18-16 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | The jumper by Charles Latson is denied by Morris Kopp | 18-16 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Joe Reed tips it home | 18-18 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Joe Reed pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:28 | Clemson | Anthony Henton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) Louis Ricketson, William West, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG), Phillip Dickens (SF), John Thomasson (C) Anthony Henton, Willie Hullinger, Bill Cabral | |
| 08:11 | Duke | Cedrick King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Joaquin Brant pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Cedrick King misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Joe Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:32 | Duke | Charles Lafon pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Latson (fairly fresh) SF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Cedrick King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-18 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Samuel Clark hits the follow up shot | 20-18 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Samuel Clark picks off the pass by Gilbert Washington in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:21 | Duke | Cedrick King throws it down on a nice dish by Samuel Clark | 22-18 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | John Thomasson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Thomasson, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Howard Hattaway (C) Samuel Clark, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF), Bill Cabral (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Phillip Dickens, Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| 06:58 | Duke | Willie Hullinger is called for the reach on Cedrick King - foul #2 on Willie Hullinger, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), Phillip Dickens (SF) Charles Latson, Willie Hullinger | |
| 06:58 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Bill Cabral misses the jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Anthony Henton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF) Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG) Lester Stump | |
| 06:16 | Duke | Morris Kopp buries a jump hook from the left block | 26-18 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Bill Cabral hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-18 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Cedrick King snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Phillip Dickens is called for the reach on William West - foul #1 on Phillip Dickens, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Joaquin Brant (C) Donald Goode, Howard Hattaway | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Zurek (SG), Joe Reed (PF) Charles Latson, Bill Cabral | |
| 05:42 | Duke | William West makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:42 | Duke | William West makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:31 | Clemson | William West takes the ball from Brian Zurek | 28-18 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Morris Kopp loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) Cedrick King, William West, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Bill Cabral (C) Brian Zurek, Anthony Henton | |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Joe Reed is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Hicks - foul #2 on Peter Hicks, team foul #5 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), Anthony Henton (C) Charles Latson, Bill Cabral | |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Anthony Henton is called for the reach on Samuel Clark - foul #2 on Anthony Henton, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Bill Cabral (C) Lester Stump, Anthony Henton | |
| 04:35 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Joe Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Bill Cabral hits a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Latson | 29-22 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Charles Lafon scores on a floater in the lane set up by Peter Hicks | 31-22 |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Charles Lafon buries a shot near the basket | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Ricketson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lafon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Latson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Dickens (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Cabral (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Joe Reed's pass is intercepted by Louis Ricketson | 33-25 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Hicks blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Dickens - foul #2 on Phillip Dickens, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Cedrick King (SG), William West (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, Louis Ricketson, Charles Lafon, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG), Lester Stump (SG), Willie Hullinger (SF), John Thomasson (C) Gilbert Washington, Charles Latson, Phillip Dickens, Joe Reed | |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger is called for traveling | 34-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Morris Kopp (PF) Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG) Anthony Henton | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | John Thomasson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger is hacked by William West - foul #2 on William West, team foul #6 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Phillip Dickens (PF) Lester Stump, Bill Cabral | |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 01:38 | Duke | Morris Kopp comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Thomasson - foul #3 on John Thomasson, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joe Reed (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Phillip Dickens, John Thomasson | |
| 01:38 | Duke | Morris Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:38 | Duke | Morris Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Joe Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Joe Reed buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gilbert Washington | 35-30 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | Joe Reed splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Latson | 35-33 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Cedrick King connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-33 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Charles Latson is fouled on the floor by Shannon Dunn - foul #3 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #7 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Joaquin Brant (C) Donald Goode, William West, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bill Cabral (PF) Joe Reed | |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Cedrick King blows the dunk | 37-35 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Charles Lafon gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-35 |