| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) SG - Richard Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Upshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Florida State | David Collison knocks in the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Peter Hicks - foul #2 on Peter Hicks, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | David Collison makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Cedrick King drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Lafon | 22-29 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | David Collison comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 18:44 | Duke | Cedrick King gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Peter Hicks tips it but misses | 22-29 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Shannon Dunn grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 22-29 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Upshaw | 22-29 |
| 17:03 | Florida State | David Collison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-29 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Richard Walker grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 16:38 | Florida State | The jump hook by Thomas Upshaw is blocked by Charles Lafon | 22-29 |
| 16:36 | Duke | Cedrick King gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:21 | Duke | Charles Lafon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Cedrick King grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Samuel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SF) Jeffrey Fields | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Samuel Clark, Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Florida State | David Collison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG) Cedrick King | |
| 15:02 | Duke | William West's layup is rejected by Thomas Upshaw | 22-29 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | David Collison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Richard Walker hits the follow up shot | 24-29 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Joaquin Brant is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joaquin Brant, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Cedrick King (SG), Shannon Dunn (C) Donald Goode, Louis Ricketson, Joaquin Brant | |
| 13:57 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw is hacked by Morris Kopp - foul #2 on Morris Kopp, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF) William West, Morris Kopp | |
| 13:34 | Florida State | David Collison buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Murphy | 26-29 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | David Collison is hacked by Cedrick King - foul #1 on Cedrick King, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | David Collison hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Cedrick King scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Clark | 29-32 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Derrick Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG), William McIntosh (SG) David Collison, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Joaquin Brant (C) Charles Lafon, Shannon Dunn | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) SF - Derrick Mays (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Duke | Thomas Upshaw is called for the reach on Joaquin Brant - foul #2 on Thomas Upshaw, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Lawrence (C) Thomas Upshaw | |
| Subs | Duke | Morris Kopp (PF) Peter Hicks | |
| 11:03 | Duke | Samuel Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Cedrick King tips it in | 29-34 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Richard Walker (SG) Jeffrey Fields, William McIntosh | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, William West, Joaquin Brant | |
| 10:13 | Duke | Morris Kopp is hacked by Derrick Mays - foul #4 on Derrick Mays, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SF), Thomas Upshaw (C) Derrick Mays, Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:58 | Duke | Charles Lafon loses the dribble to Albert Murphy | 29-34 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Morris Kopp denies the turnaround by Thomas Upshaw | 29-34 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Cedrick King grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Cedrick King hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Goode | 29-36 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | David Collison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Lawrence (PF) Albert Murphy | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Louis Ricketson (SG), Peter Hicks (PF) Donald Goode, Cedrick King, Morris Kopp | |
| 08:35 | Duke | David Collison is called for the reach on Peter Hicks - foul #1 on David Collison, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joaquin Brant (C) Shannon Dunn | |
| 08:21 | Duke | Samuel Clark connects on the shot in the paint set up by Charles Lafon and he's hacked by David Collison - foul #2 on David Collison, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF) Charles Lafon | |
| 08:21 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Upshaw | 29-38 |
| 08:03 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Brant - foul #3 on Joaquin Brant, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Evanski (SF), Albert Murphy (PF) David Collison, Thomas Upshaw | |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG) Louis Ricketson | |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Lawrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Peter Hicks clanks a runner from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fields | 32-38 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Albert Murphy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 06:53 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joaquin Brant - foul #4 on Joaquin Brant, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Richard Walker (SG), Derrick Mays (SF), Thomas Upshaw (C) Jeffrey Fields, William McIntosh, Ryan Evanski, Albert Murphy | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Lafon (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) William West, Joaquin Brant | |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Frank Lawrence is called for the reach on Cedrick King - foul #1 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Charles Lafon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 05:59 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Hicks | 34-38 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Thomas Upshaw is called for the reach on Cedrick King - foul #3 on Thomas Upshaw, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Murphy (PF) Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Morris Kopp (PF) Samuel Clark, Peter Hicks | |
| 05:17 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Richard Walker tips it in | 36-40 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Charles Lafon connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Donald Goode | 36-42 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Cedrick King snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Shannon Dunn hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Derrick Mays knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Charles Lafon lays it in | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lafon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Lafon - foul #1 on Charles Lafon, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG), William McIntosh (SG), Frank Lawrence (C) David Collison, Richard Walker, Thomas Upshaw | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Louis Ricketson (SG), William West (SF), Peter Hicks (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Donald Goode, Cedrick King, Charles Lafon, Morris Kopp, Shannon Dunn | |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Joaquin Brant gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Joaquin Brant buries a turnaround near the basket | 40-48 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Richard Walker (SG), Thomas Upshaw (C) Jeffrey Fields, William McIntosh, Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Louis Ricketson, William West, Joaquin Brant | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Collison | 42-48 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Richard Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Charles Lafon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cedrick King | 45-54 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Richard Walker scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Collison | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Duke | Charles Lafon is fouled on the floor by Derrick Mays - foul #5 on Derrick Mays, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SF) Derrick Mays | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:57 | Duke | Charles Lafon makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Charles Lafon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Richard Walker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Collison | 50-56 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Samuel Clark is fouled in the backcourt by David Collison - foul #3 on David Collison, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Samuel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Richard Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 00:41 | Duke | Peter Hicks pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Duke | Peter Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by David Collison - foul #4 on David Collison, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Peter Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Peter Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Shannon Dunn snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Charles Lafon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Collison - foul #5 on David Collison, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Frank Lawrence (PF), David Currier (C) David Collison, Richard Walker, Albert Murphy, Thomas Upshaw | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Charles Lafon makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-61 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Peter Hicks pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Peter Hicks runs out the clock | 50-61 |