| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Benge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | James Parker is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Rick Benge lays it in | 21-29 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Hugo Davidson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Neihoff - foul #1 on Gene Neihoff, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Hugo Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Hugo Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:44 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 18:42 | Florida State | Rick Benge snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Tony Bishop grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 18:03 | Duke | James Parker is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Witmer - foul #3 on Kelvin Witmer, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 17:42 | Duke | James Parker is fouled on the floor by Brandon Bennett - foul #2 on Brandon Bennett, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Charles Marsh is called for the reach on Tony Bishop - foul #1 on Charles Marsh, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| 17:17 | Duke | James Parker can't throw it down | 23-29 |
| 17:15 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Tony Bishop steps in front of the Gene Neihoff pass | 23-29 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Tony Bishop connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the dunk attempt | 25-29 |
| 16:24 | Duke | The rebound goes to Rich Pruitt | 25-29 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Hugo Davidson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Charles Marsh | 25-29 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 15:44 | Duke | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugo Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Neihoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Benge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Duke | James Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-29 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Charles Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Rich Pruitt steps in front of the Kelvin Witmer pass | 25-29 |
| 14:57 | Duke | James Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Hugo Davidson and he's fouled by Charles Marsh - foul #2 on Charles Marsh, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Carlos Crader (PG), Tommy Sullivan (SG), Robert Duell (SF), Robert Greer (PF) Rich Pruitt, Hugo Davidson, Jacob Barnhill, Tony Bishop | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:57 | Duke | James Parker misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Charles Marsh gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kelvin Witmer | 27-32 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Kelvin Witmer picks off the pass by Robert Duell | 27-32 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the lay-in | 27-32 |
| 14:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Duell | 27-32 |
| 13:51 | Duke | James Parker misses the jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 13:50 | Duke | James Parker hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Charles Marsh can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Eugene Madrid (C) James Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood (SF), Cory Kelly (C) Kelvin Witmer, Brandon Bennett | |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Charles Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Charles Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Carlos Crader misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 13:11 | Florida State | Rick Benge grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Charles Marsh misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Hugo Davidson (SG), Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (PF) Tommy Sullivan, Robert Duell, Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clarence Price (SG) Gene Neihoff | |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Charles Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Charles Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Eugene Madrid grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Hugo Davidson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Eugene Madrid tips it home | 31-35 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Clarence Price hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Ellwood | 31-38 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Tony Bishop knocks in the floater near the basket | 33-38 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Charles Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (PG) Carlos Crader | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer (PG), Gene Neihoff (SG), Brandon Bennett (PF) Rick Benge, Clarence Price, Charles Marsh | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Madrid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Neihoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Ellwood (fresh) PF - Brandon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Duke | Hugo Davidson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:49 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Tony Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Rich Pruitt | 35-38 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Cory Kelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Hugo Davidson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Tommy Sullivan (SG), Robert Greer (PF), James Parker (C) Hugo Davidson, Tony Bishop, Eugene Madrid | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Benge (SF) Stephen Ellwood | |
| 09:29 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff is hacked by Robert Greer - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Duell (SF) Jacob Barnhill | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 09:11 | Duke | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Rich Pruitt is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Parker | 38-38 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Rick Benge buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kelvin Witmer | 38-40 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Rich Pruitt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Robert Duell tips it in | 40-40 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the fadeaway from the left block | 40-42 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Robert Duell makes the 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 07:38 | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Sullivan - foul #1 on Tommy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Carlos Crader (PG), Hugo Davidson (SG), Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (PF) Rich Pruitt, Tommy Sullivan, Robert Duell, Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clarence Price (SG), Stephen Ellwood (SF), Charles Marsh (PF) Kelvin Witmer, Gene Neihoff, Brandon Bennett | |
| 07:29 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jacob Barnhill - foul #1 on Jacob Barnhill, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 07:29 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:29 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Tony Bishop connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Crader | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Carlos Crader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rick Benge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SG - Clarence Price (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Ellwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Charles Marsh knocks in the floater from the right side | 45-46 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Hugo Davidson blows the layup | 45-46 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Rick Benge pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Eugene Madrid (C) James Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Shelton (C) Cory Kelly | |
| 05:51 | Duke | Tony Bishop's layup is rejected by Charles Marsh | 45-46 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rick Benge | 45-46 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Tony Bishop steals the ball from Clarence Price | 45-46 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Hugo Davidson hits the finger roll | 47-46 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Rick Benge blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Eugene Madrid blocks the jumper by Clarence Price | 47-46 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Hugo Davidson snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (PG), James Parker (C) Carlos Crader, Eugene Madrid | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer (PG), Gene Neihoff (SG), Brandon Bennett (C) Clarence Price, Stephen Ellwood, William Shelton | |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill hits a driving attempt in the paint | 49-48 |
| 02:54 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Neihoff (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Rick Benge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:33 | Duke | Rick Benge swats the shot by James Parker | 49-51 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Hugo Davidson snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Kelvin Witmer steals it from James Parker | 49-51 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff lays it up and in on a great pass from Kelvin Witmer | 49-53 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Hugo Davidson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 49-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Tommy Sullivan (SG), Robert Greer (PF) Hugo Davidson, Tony Bishop | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood (SF), Cory Kelly (C) Rick Benge, Charles Marsh | |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Hugo Davidson (SG) Tommy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Benge (SF) Stephen Ellwood | |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Jacob Barnhill takes the ball from Kelvin Witmer | 49-53 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Rich Pruitt is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Rick Benge grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Robert Greer is called for the reach on Kelvin Witmer - foul #4 on Robert Greer, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Bishop (PF) Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Marsh (PF) Cory Kelly | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Rich Pruitt is called for the reach on Gene Neihoff - foul #3 on Rich Pruitt, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Tony Bishop comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Rick Benge snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Rick Benge is fouled in the backcourt by Hugo Davidson - foul #2 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Duke | Hugo Davidson is hacked by Brandon Bennett - foul #3 on Brandon Bennett, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Rich Pruitt knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Hugo Davidson | 55-57 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Rick Benge is hacked by Rich Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rich Pruitt, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Tony Bishop grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses the jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Rich Pruitt can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Rick Benge snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Rick Benge runs out the clock | 55-57 |