| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Camp (fresh) PF - Mike Williams (fresh) C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Ryan Camp inbounds the ball | 17-20 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mike Williams | 19-20 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Frank Meacham pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Donald Thomas scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Meacham | 21-20 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Thomas Graves knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Frank Meacham buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Thomas and the foul's on Harvey Minarik - foul #1 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Henry Walters scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Frank Meacham clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 24-25 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Mike Williams hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Thomas Graves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 26-25 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 17:13 | Duke | Donald Thomas is denied on a layup by Thomas Graves | 26-27 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Ryan Camp tips it in | 28-27 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Ryan Camp takes the ball from Lawrence Davis | 28-27 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Ryan Camp connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Thomas and he's fouled by Henry Walters - foul #2 on Henry Walters, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG), George Kincaid (SG), George Simmons (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Donald Thomas, Charles Thomas, Mike Williams, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Smith (PG), Martin Anthony (SG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF) Harvey Minarik, Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis | |
| 16:31 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Thomas Graves grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Camp - foul #1 on Ryan Camp, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Anderson (SF) Ryan Camp | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ivan Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ernest Hauser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kincaid (fresh) SF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 31-27 |
| 15:13 | Duke | George Simmons pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Hauser | 33-27 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Thomas Graves knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Walters | 33-29 |
| 14:06 | Duke | George Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 14:05 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to George Kincaid | 33-29 |
| 13:45 | Duke | George Kincaid is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Ryan Camp (SF), Mike Williams (PF), Frank Meacham (C) Ernest Hauser, George Kincaid, Dennis Anderson, George Simmons, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Filip Koslowski (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF) James Smith, Martin Anthony, Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 13:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Walters - foul #3 on Henry Walters, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:59 | Florida State | Henry Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 12:57 | Florida State | Henry Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Frank Meacham blocks the short jumper by Harvey Minarik | 35-29 |
| 12:34 | Florida State | Thomas Graves tips it home | 35-31 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Charles Thomas drills a floater from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 11:41 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's floater is tipped away by Mike Williams | 37-31 |
| 11:39 | Duke | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Camp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Graves (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Walters (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Walters | 37-31 |
| 11:15 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Ryan Camp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #4 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG), George Kincaid (SG), Dennis Anderson (SF), Tommy Pendergraft (PF) Donald Thomas, Charles Thomas, Ryan Camp, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Smith (SG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Mladen Jahic (PF) Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis, Thomas Graves | |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Frank Meacham gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Henry Walters takes the ball from George Kincaid | 37-33 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Henry Walters hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Jesiolowski and he's hacked by Frank Meacham - foul #4 on Frank Meacham, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Duke | George Simmons (PF) Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (SG) Harvey Minarik | |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Henry Walters makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:08 | Duke | George Simmons is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Mike Williams (PF) Ernest Hauser, George Kincaid, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 08:24 | Duke | Dennis Anderson is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Lawrence Davis is called for the reach on Dennis Anderson - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Dennis Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 07:51 | Florida State | James Smith misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Anderson - foul #1 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (C) Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:51 | Florida State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:51 | Florida State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 07:27 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 39-37 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Walters | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) C - Henry Walters (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Florida State | James Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Camp (SF) Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Thomas Graves (C) Filip Koslowski, Mladen Jahic, Henry Walters | |
| 06:31 | Duke | Frank Meacham can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 06:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jesiolowski | 39-37 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Thomas Graves misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-37 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Lawrence Davis steps in front of the Frank Meacham pass | 39-37 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 05:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ryan Camp | 39-37 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Ryan Camp makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Thomas | 41-37 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #5 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG), George Kincaid (SG), Dennis Anderson (SF), George Simmons (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Donald Thomas, Charles Thomas, Ryan Camp, Mike Williams, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (SG), Mladen Jahic (PF), Henry Walters (C) Harvey Minarik, Ivan Jesiolowski, Thomas Graves | |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 03:57 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 03:41 | Florida State | Henry Walters's fadeaway is rejected by George Simmons | 41-39 |
| 03:40 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 03:16 | Duke | George Simmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Filip Koslowski - foul #2 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| 03:16 | Duke | George Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:16 | Duke | George Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ernest Hauser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kincaid (fresh) SF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Walters (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Florida State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 03:01 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tommy Pendergraft | 43-41 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Ryan Camp (SF), Frank Meacham (C) Ernest Hauser, Dennis Anderson, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Thomas Graves (PF) James Smith, Mladen Jahic | |
| 02:39 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft lays it up and in | 45-41 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Thomas Graves knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by George Kincaid - foul #1 on George Kincaid, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG) George Kincaid | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Thomas Graves misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Frank Meacham gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Ryan Camp buries a jump hook from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 01:13 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Thomas Graves is called for the reach on Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Thomas Graves, team foul #10 | 47-43 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Walters | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Henry Walters buries a shot from the left block | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:13 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Donald Thomas | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Frank Meacham pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Frank Meacham is fouled in the backcourt by Filip Koslowski - foul #3 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #11 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG), George Kincaid (SG), Dennis Anderson (SF), George Simmons (PF) Donald Thomas, Charles Thomas, Ryan Camp, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |