| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) SF - Edwin Lipscomb (fresh) PF - Larry Slusher (fresh) C - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) PF - Joel Curry (fresh) C - David Slocum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Joel Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | David Slocum lays it up and in on a great pass from Joel Curry and he's fouled by Chad Dickey - foul #1 on Chad Dickey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Thomas Schneider takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Michael Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Slocum | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the contested floater from the baseline set up by Ronald Ervin | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Joel Curry is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Ervin | 0-9 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Michael Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Chad Dickey picks off the pass by Ronald Ervin | 3-9 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Chad Dickey buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | Clemson | Lawrence Huynh swats the short shot by David Slocum | 5-9 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider tips it in | 5-11 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits a floater from the left side set up by Chad Dickey | 7-11 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens tips it home | 7-13 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Chad Dickey is hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #1 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Edwin Lipscomb, Larry Slusher, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry, David Slocum | |
| 15:50 | Duke | Chad Dickey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Daniel Smith tips it in | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) SG - Barry Wright (fresh) SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Mike Hilger denies the turnaround by Louis Shafer | 9-13 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Charles Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Steven Rogers | |
| 15:00 | Clemson | David Slocum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Slusher (PF), Lawrence Huynh (C) Daniel Smith, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:00 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Mike Hilger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb (SF) Mike Hilger | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett is hacked by Larry Slusher - foul #1 on Larry Slusher, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (SG), Joel Curry (PF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Barry Wright, Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Louis Shafer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lane | 9-17 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh misses long on a floater in the paint | 9-17 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 13:23 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh tips it back up and in | 11-17 |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Joel Curry hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 12:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Lawrence Huynh | 11-17 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-17 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Kitchens | 14-20 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edwin Lipscomb (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Slusher (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Joel Curry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Slusher - foul #2 on Larry Slusher, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), Mike Hilger (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Chad Dickey, Edwin Lipscomb, Larry Slusher, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), David Slocum (C) Louis Shafer, Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane, Patrick Kitchens | |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Joel Curry makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Joel Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Joel Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the dunk attempt | 14-22 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Mike Hilger pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Michael Wilson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Charles Fisher tips it home | 16-22 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), George Leek (SG) Jamel Thomas, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Barry Wright, Anthony Garrett, Joel Curry | |
| 09:56 | Duke | David Slocum steals it from George Leek | 16-22 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Steven Rogers is hacked by Charles Fisher - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG) Louis Shafer | |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens double dribbles | 16-22 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Chad Dickey hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from George Leek | 18-22 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin and he's fouled by Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Charles Fisher, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Lawrence Huynh (C) George Leek, Mike Hilger, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, Steven Rogers | |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | Louis Shafer pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Barry Wright is hacked by Chad Dickey - foul #2 on Chad Dickey, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), Mike Hilger (SF) Chad Dickey, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Joel Curry (PF) Louis Shafer, Patrick Kitchens, Anthony Garrett | |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Barry Wright makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Barry Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Mike Hilger travels with the ball | 18-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG) Barry Wright | |
| 07:46 | Clemson | David Slocum connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Curry and he's hacked by Edwin Lipscomb - foul #1 on Edwin Lipscomb, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (SF) Robert Lane | |
| 07:46 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) PF - Edwin Lipscomb (fresh) C - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Duke | Jamel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Mike Hilger is called for the reach on Thomas Schneider - foul #1 on Mike Hilger, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Duke | George Leek (SG), Daniel Smith (PF) Michael Wilson, Edwin Lipscomb | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:52 | Duke | George Leek makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | David Slocum blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 21-32 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Jamel Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jamel Thomas, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Larry Slusher (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Jamel Thomas, George Leek, Daniel Smith, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Joel Curry (PF) Thomas Schneider, Robert Lane, Anthony Garrett | |
| 06:02 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses the fadeaway from close range | 21-32 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | David Slocum is fouled on the floor by Charles Fisher - foul #3 on Charles Fisher, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Daniel Smith (C) Mike Hilger, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:51 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Chad Dickey can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Ervin - foul #1 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | Joel Curry connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 23-35 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Chad Dickey loses the dribble to Joel Curry | 23-35 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 23-35 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Ervin - foul #2 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Lawrence Huynh (C) Edwin Lipscomb, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Louis Shafer, Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry | |
| 04:12 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 04:06 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett tips it back up and in | 23-37 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by David Slocum - foul #1 on David Slocum, team foul #4 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Duke | George Leek (SG) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Joel Curry (PF) Barry Wright, Anthony Garrett | |
| 03:49 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Slocum | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Leek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) PF - Larry Slusher (fresh) C - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - Joel Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Slocum (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the contested turnaround in the lane | 27-39 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Joel Curry comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Larry Slusher is fouled on the floor by Robert Lane - foul #1 on Robert Lane, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Mike Hilger, Larry Slusher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane, Joel Curry | |
| 02:37 | Duke | Chad Dickey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 02:36 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Huynh | 27-41 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Chad Dickey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh hits the follow up shot | 29-41 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | David Slocum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG) George Leek | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Joel Curry (PF) Louis Shafer, Thomas Schneider, Anthony Garrett | |
| 01:47 | Duke | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-41 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Barry Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Slocum | 29-43 |
| 00:51 | Duke | David Slocum swats the layup by Chad Dickey | 29-43 |
| 00:50 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Dickey | 29-43 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Michael Wilson loses the dribble to Barry Wright | 29-43 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin is fouled on the floor by Edwin Lipscomb - foul #2 on Edwin Lipscomb, team foul #12 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), Mike Hilger (SF), Larry Slusher (PF) Chad Dickey, Edwin Lipscomb, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Barry Wright, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mike Hilger misses the halfcourt shot | 29-45 |