| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Perry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Peavy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) PF - Larry Slusher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | William Turner inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Perry Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Dickey - foul #1 on Chad Dickey, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirby Gore (C) Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Perry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Perry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Mike Hilger loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Larry Slusher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Perry Johnson is called for the reach on Chad Dickey - foul #3 on Perry Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Lipson (PG), Gordon Jackson (SG), Michael Peavy (C) Perry Johnson, Kevin Joseph, Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:15 | Duke | Mike Hilger clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Lipson - foul #2 on Walter Lipson, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Joseph (SG), Kirby Gore (C) William Turner, John Johnstone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:15 | Duke | Mike Hilger misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Mike Hilger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Kirby Gore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Turner (SF), John Johnstone (PF) Gordon Jackson, Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:42 | Duke | Michael Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gordon Jackson (PG), Kirby Gore (PF) Walter Lipson, John Johnstone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Mike Hilger grabs the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Larry Slusher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Lipson (PG), John Johnstone (PF) Kevin Joseph, Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Kirby Gore comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Chad Dickey grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Chad Dickey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Walter Lipson - foul #3 on Walter Lipson, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Joseph (SG), Michael Peavy (PF), Howard Simpson (C) Walter Lipson, John Johnstone, Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Fisher (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Larry Slusher, Lawrence Huynh | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gordon Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Peavy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Howard Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Howard Simpson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 15:36 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses the easy layup | 25-27 |
| 15:34 | Florida State | William Turner snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 15:13 | Florida State | Gordon Jackson misses the floater from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | William Turner tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 14:57 | Duke | Michael Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Gordon Jackson gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | Mike Hilger picks off the pass by Howard Simpson | 27-27 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Charles Fisher lays it up and in on a great pass from Mike Hilger | 27-29 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Chad Dickey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mike Hilger | 30-32 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Charles Fisher blocks the jumper by Howard Simpson | 30-32 |
| 13:42 | Duke | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Charles Fisher misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 30-32 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Michael Peavy pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Johnson (PG), Walter Lipson (SG), John Johnstone (PF), Kirby Gore (C) Gordon Jackson, Kevin Joseph, Michael Peavy, Howard Simpson | |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), George Leek (SG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Larry Slusher (PF), Lawrence Huynh (C) Chad Dickey, Michael Wilson, Mike Hilger, Charles Fisher, Daniel Smith | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Kirby Gore snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Walter Lipson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Jamel Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kirby Gore | 30-32 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | John Johnstone misses the open dunk | 30-32 |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Kirby Gore hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Perry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Lipson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Johnstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirby Gore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Leek (fresh) SF - Edwin Lipscomb (fresh) PF - Larry Slusher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Jamel Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Walter Lipson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:26 | Florida State | Kirby Gore misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 11:25 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:03 | Duke | William Turner picks off the pass by George Leek | 32-35 |
| 10:38 | Florida State | Edwin Lipscomb takes the ball from Perry Johnson after a doubleteam | 32-35 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Larry Slusher clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Johnstone - foul #1 on John Johnstone, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gordon Jackson (SF), Michael Peavy (PF) William Turner, John Johnstone | |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Mike Hilger (SF) Jamel Thomas, George Leek, Edwin Lipscomb | |
| 10:24 | Duke | Larry Slusher makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Larry Slusher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Michael Peavy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Walter Lipson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Peavy | 35-36 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Chad Dickey clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 09:27 | Florida State | Michael Peavy gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Gordon Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Michael Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Kirby Gore grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 08:34 | Florida State | Walter Lipson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Larry Slusher pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Chad Dickey knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Mike Hilger | 38-38 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Walter Lipson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 07:54 | Duke | Perry Johnson steals it from Michael Wilson | 41-38 |
| 07:49 | Florida State | Perry Johnson hits the finger roll | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Perry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Lipson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Peavy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirby Gore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Slusher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Duke | Chad Dickey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Michael Peavy is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Lipson out of the doubleteam | 46-40 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Dickey | 46-43 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Larry Slusher picks off the pass by Walter Lipson out of a doubleteam | 46-43 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Peavy - foul #2 on Michael Peavy, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Joseph (SG), William Turner (SF), John Johnstone (PF) Walter Lipson, Gordon Jackson, Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (SG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Charles Fisher (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Michael Wilson, Mike Hilger, Larry Slusher, Lawrence Huynh | |
| 06:08 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | John Johnstone travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirby Gore (C) Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | George Leek (SG) Chad Dickey | |
| 05:38 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Kirby Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph is fouled on the floor by Charles Fisher - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Peavy (C) Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF) Edwin Lipscomb | |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Jamel Thomas is called for the reach on John Johnstone - foul #2 on Jamel Thomas, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG) George Leek | |
| 04:33 | Florida State | John Johnstone misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Charles Fisher, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirby Gore (C) Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:33 | Florida State | John Johnstone makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | John Johnstone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Jamel Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Perry Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirby Gore | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Perry Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnstone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirby Gore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Michael Wilson is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Peavy (C) Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG) Jamel Thomas | |
| 03:17 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | John Johnstone can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 03:13 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Michael Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Hilger | 53-51 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | John Johnstone knocks in the runner from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gordon Jackson (SF), Kirby Gore (C) William Turner, Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Slusher (PF), Lawrence Huynh (C) Charles Fisher, Daniel Smith | |
| 02:07 | Duke | Chad Dickey scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-53 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Lawrence Huynh steals it from Perry Johnson | 55-53 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Michael Wilson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Florida State | Kirby Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | John Johnstone is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Joseph | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Larry Slusher grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Perry Johnson grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Perry Johnson is hacked by Chad Dickey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Dickey, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Turner (SF), Michael Peavy (C) Gordon Jackson, Kirby Gore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph is hacked by Chad Dickey - foul #3 on Chad Dickey, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Lipson (SF), Kirby Gore (PF) William Turner, John Johnstone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Kevin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Michael Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Walter Lipson pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Walter Lipson is hacked by Michael Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Johnstone (PF) Michael Peavy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Walter Lipson misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | John Johnstone grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | John Johnstone is fouled on the floor by Larry Slusher - foul #3 on Larry Slusher, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | John Johnstone makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | John Johnstone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Perry Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Dickey - foul #4 on Chad Dickey, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Perry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Perry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Larry Slusher gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Kirby Gore pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Kirby Gore runs out the clock | 63-56 |