| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) SG - Adam Neher (fresh) SF - Emilio Soto (fresh) PF - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) C - Mark Winland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Frank Bock (fresh) C - Marc Decker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Marc Decker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Duke | Mark Winland swats the short shot by Robert Hayes | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Robert Hayes denies the turnaround by Emilio Soto | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Florida State | Mark Winland grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Marc Decker steals the ball from Adam Neher | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Robert Hayes is hacked by Emilio Soto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emilio Soto, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Frank Bock misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Marc Decker tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Chad Hicks gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Florida State | Chad Hicks connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Neher | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Frank Bock is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Chad Hicks pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Adam Neher travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 17:36 | Duke | Marc Decker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF) Emilio Soto | |
| Subs | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF) Robert Hayes, Frank Bock | |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is denied on a layup by Bernard Phillips | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Chad Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Chad Hicks can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Randell Dominy's pass is intercepted by Jared English in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Adam Neher lays it in on a great pass from Jared English | 4-0 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Robert Chestnut comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 16:52 | Florida State | Mark Winland gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Chad Hicks buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | The refs have stopped play. Chad Hicks is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 6-0 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Chad Hicks, Adam Neher, Jared English, Dikembe Afshari | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Daniel Wells (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Frank Bock (PF) Randell Dominy, Robert Chestnut, Bernard Phillips, Marc Decker | |
| 16:13 | Duke | Robert Hayes clanks a shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Emilio Soto | 6-0 |
| 15:48 | Florida State | Emilio Soto comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-0 |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Mark Winland misses the tip | 6-0 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez grabs the board | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Bronstein (fresh) SG - Gary Barrow (fresh) SF - Emilio Soto (fresh) PF - Alfred Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Winland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) SG - Daniel Wells (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Frank Bock (fresh) C - Rogelio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Duke | Robert Hayes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-0 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Robert Hayes can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 6-0 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Frank Bock hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Emilio Soto misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Frank Bock gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daniel Wells | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein is hacked by Daniel Wells - foul #1 on Daniel Wells, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (SG), Jared English (SF), Christopher Huff (PF) Gary Barrow, Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Bernard Phillips (PF), Marc Decker (C) Kenneth Alexander, Frank Bock, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 14:35 | Florida State | A charge is called on Christopher Huff - foul #1 on Christopher Huff, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG) Martin Bronstein | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:16 | Duke | Robert Hayes is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Donald Carreon, Christopher Huff | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Chestnut (SG) Daniel Wells | |
| 13:56 | Florida State | Chad Hicks buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Adam Neher and he's hacked by Randell Dominy - foul #1 on Randell Dominy, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Miller (PF) Bernard Phillips | |
| 13:56 | Florida State | Chad Hicks misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:56 | Duke | Steve Miller gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Robert Hayes connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Randell Dominy and the foul's on Jared English - foul #1 on Jared English, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Adam Neher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Marc Decker pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:16 | Duke | Jared English steals it from Robert Chestnut | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | Florida State | Chad Hicks's pass is intercepted by Steve Miller | 8-8 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Robert Chestnut buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Randell Dominy | 8-10 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | Adam Neher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Marc Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Robert Hayes is called for 10 seconds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Donald Carreon (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Chad Hicks, Adam Neher, Jared English, Dikembe Afshari | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Daniel Wells (SG), Frank Bock (SF) Randell Dominy, Robert Chestnut, Robert Hayes | |
| 12:25 | Florida State | A charge is called on Donald Carreon - foul #1 on Donald Carreon, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF) Donald Carreon | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Phillips (PF) Steve Miller | |
| 12:05 | Duke | Martin Bronstein steals the ball from Bernard Phillips | 8-10 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein throws it down | 10-10 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Wells | 10-12 |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Gary Barrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Bernard Phillips grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 11:40 | Duke | Gary Barrow picks off the pass by Marc Decker in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Bronstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Barrow (fresh) SF - Emilio Soto (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Winland (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Phillips (fairly fresh) C - Marc Decker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Emilio Soto misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Bernard Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Marc Decker clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 10-12 |
| 11:10 | Florida State | Emilio Soto grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:05 | Florida State | Emilio Soto hits a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | Mark Winland gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | Gary Barrow connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Martin Bronstein | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Daniel Wells knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Alexander | 14-15 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Frank Bock steals it from Gary Barrow | 14-15 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frank Bock | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Gary Barrow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 10:01 | Duke | Marc Decker gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Emilio Soto takes the ball from Marc Decker | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Florida State | Emilio Soto buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Martin Bronstein | 17-17 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Emilio Soto steals the ball from Marc Decker in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Gary Barrow buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Frank Bock knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Phillips | 20-19 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Emilio Soto is whistled for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Jared English (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Christopher Huff (C) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant, Mark Winland | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Steve Miller (PF), Rogelio Hernandez (C) Kenneth Alexander, Daniel Wells, Frank Bock, Bernard Phillips, Marc Decker | |
| 08:42 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:41 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | Florida State | Jared English is hacked by Rogelio Hernandez - foul #1 on Rogelio Hernandez, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Steve Miller - foul #1 on Steve Miller, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marc Decker (C) Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:07 | Duke | Marc Decker gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Robert Chestnut hits a shot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Adam Neher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared English (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Huff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Miller (fairly fresh) C - Marc Decker (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Adam Neher loses the ball out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (SF), Mark Winland (C) Jared English, Christopher Huff | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Frank Bock (PF) Randell Dominy, Steve Miller | |
| 07:10 | Duke | Frank Bock is hacked by Adam Neher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Neher, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Adam Neher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Winland | 24-23 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Donald Carreon is called for the reach on Kenneth Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Carreon, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez (C) Marc Decker | |
| 06:24 | Duke | Robert Chestnut connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Alexander | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Huff (C) Mark Winland | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:51 | Duke | Christopher Huff is called for the reach on Robert Chestnut - foul #2 on Christopher Huff, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Emilio Soto (SF) Chad Hicks, Donald Carreon | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Wells (SG), Marc Decker (C) Kenneth Alexander, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 05:51 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Emilio Soto clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Frank Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Marc Decker is denied on a layup by Christopher Huff | 24-28 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Robert Chestnut grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Marc Decker grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Marc Decker is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-30 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Frank Bock swats the short shot by Dikembe Afshari | 24-30 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Robert Chestnut is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Neher - foul #2 on Adam Neher, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Donald Carreon (SG), Jared English (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF), Mark Winland (C) Martin Bronstein, Adam Neher, Emilio Soto, Dikembe Afshari, Christopher Huff | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Rogelio Hernandez (SF), Steve Miller (PF) Daniel Wells, Robert Hayes, Frank Bock | |
| 04:04 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rogelio Hernandez | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald Carreon (fresh) SF - Jared English (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Mark Winland (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Rogelio Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Miller (fresh) C - Marc Decker (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Donald Carreon scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Chad Hicks | 28-35 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Steve Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alfred Bryant - foul #1 on Alfred Bryant, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Barrow (SG) Chad Hicks | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (SG), Robert Hayes (SF) Robert Chestnut, Marc Decker | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Steve Miller misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Steve Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Donald Carreon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Alfred Bryant steps in front of the Kenneth Alexander pass in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Donald Carreon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Steve Miller grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Randell Dominy is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Carreon - foul #3 on Donald Carreon, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG) Donald Carreon | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Wells (SG), Bernard Phillips (PF) Kenneth Alexander, Steve Miller | |
| 02:28 | Duke | Randell Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Randell Dominy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Gary Barrow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Bernard Phillips pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:43 | Duke | Randell Dominy is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 28-40 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Chad Hicks hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 28-40 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Bernard Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Robert Hayes dunks the ball set up by Rogelio Hernandez | 28-42 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Chad Hicks clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rogelio Hernandez - foul #2 on Rogelio Hernandez, team foul #5 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG), Martin Bronstein (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Christopher Huff (C) Gary Barrow, Jared English, Alfred Bryant, Mark Winland | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Frank Bock (SF), Steve Miller (PF), Marc Decker (C) Randell Dominy, Daniel Wells, Robert Hayes, Bernard Phillips, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Chad Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Chad Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Marc Decker can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Huff - foul #3 on Christopher Huff, team foul #11 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF), Mark Winland (C) Chad Hicks, Christopher Huff | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:39 | Duke | Marc Decker makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Marc Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Adam Neher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Emilio Soto | 33-44 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Steve Miller | 33-46 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Bock | 33-46 |