| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Murphey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Mark Galloway is hacked by Roy Thomas - foul #2 on Roy Thomas, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (PG), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, Dallas Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Carl Adams connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Ungar and he's fouled by Robert Lindenberger - foul #2 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Jeffrey Ungar, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Carl Adams makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:10 | Duke | George Murphey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-37 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | Mark Galloway grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 18:41 | Clemson | Robert Lindenberger steals the ball from Paul Thornton | 26-37 |
| 18:34 | Duke | David Garner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | Duke | David Garner gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Dallas Franklin picks off the pass by Roy Thomas | 26-37 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Paul Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by George Murphey | 26-37 |
| 17:51 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:43 | Duke | George Murphey makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Bentley | 26-40 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Galloway | 28-40 |
| 17:06 | Duke | George Murphey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Bentley - foul #1 on Ryan Bentley, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (SG), Barry Bettencourt (SF), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, Jermaine Abramson, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (C) Roy Thomas | |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:43 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:35 | Duke | David Garner is fouled on the floor by Dallas Franklin - foul #1 on Dallas Franklin, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesse Pennell (PF) Dallas Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:23 | Duke | David Garner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Robert Davenport pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Robert Davenport hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #4 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Jesse Pennell | |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Robert Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:58 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Bettencourt (fresh) PF - Robert Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Murphey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Duke | David Garner evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 15:25 | Clemson | Robert Davenport comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-45 |
| 15:23 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 15:05 | Duke | David Garner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | Paul Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Paul Thornton makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Carl Adams | 32-45 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Paul Thornton picks off the pass by George Murphey | 32-45 |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar hits a turnaround from close range | 34-45 |
| 14:01 | Duke | John Vick misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Davenport - foul #2 on Robert Davenport, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF) Carl Adams, Barry Bettencourt, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:01 | Duke | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:01 | Duke | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 13:34 | Duke | John Vick snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:29 | Duke | David Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin is whistled for traveling | 34-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Davenport (C) Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (SG), Roy Thomas (C) Ryan Bentley, John Vick | |
| 12:41 | Duke | George Murphey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 12:40 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:20 | Duke | George Murphey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (PG), Paul Thornton (C) Mark Galloway, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Joe Cote (SF) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger | |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Murphey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Duke | Jermaine Abramson is called for the reach on Joe Cote - foul #1 on Jermaine Abramson, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Jesse Pennell (PF) Jeffrey Ungar, Dallas Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:30 | Duke | George Murphey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Bentley | 36-53 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Carl Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Jermaine Abramson, Jesse Pennell | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (PF) George Murphey | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:42 | Duke | Johnny Temples comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | Roy Thomas steals the ball from Paul Thornton | 36-53 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Dallas Franklin swats the short shot by Warren Mota | 36-53 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Paul Thornton comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-53 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Joe Cote snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Joe Cote loses the dribble to Jeffrey Ungar | 36-53 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Carl Adams hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Ungar | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:32 | Duke | Ryan Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SF), Jesse Pennell (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, Dallas Franklin, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (SG), Robert Lindenberger (SF), George Murphey (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Johnny Temples, Joe Cote, Warren Mota, Roy Thomas | |
| 08:15 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar is called for 3 seconds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (SG) Jeffrey Ungar | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:51 | Duke | Carl Adams takes the ball from David Garner | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) PF - Jesse Pennell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Murphey (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Mark Galloway's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Taylor | 38-53 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Carl Adams tips it in | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:07 | Duke | George Murphey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Carl Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Mark Galloway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 06:41 | Duke | George Murphey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:20 | Duke | George Murphey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses badly on a runner from the left block | 40-53 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Carl Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Galloway | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:27 | Duke | David Garner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 43-55 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Robert Davenport scores on a shot near the basket | 45-55 |
| 04:43 | Duke | David Garner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Lindenberger | 45-58 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF), Paul Thornton (C) Mark Galloway, Jesse Pennell, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (SG), Roy Thomas (C) Ryan Bentley, Douglas Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:05 | Duke | David Garner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Johnny Temples | 47-61 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Carl Adams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carl Adams (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fairly fresh) PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Murphey (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Barry Bettencourt (SF), Jesse Pennell (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Jeffrey Ungar, Jermaine Abramson, Dallas Franklin, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:03 | Clemson | George Murphey steals the ball from Barry Bettencourt | 47-61 |
| 02:41 | Duke | George Murphey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-61 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Clemson | David Garner picks off the pass by Hugh Walton | 47-63 |
| 02:18 | Duke | David Garner lays it in | 47-65 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Hugh Walton and the foul's on George Murphey - foul #1 on George Murphey, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Douglas Taylor (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell misses the free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:05 | Duke | George Murphey pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Cote | 49-68 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Douglas Taylor denies the turnaround by Carl Adams | 49-68 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Walton | 49-68 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | Robert Davenport hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell tips it but misses | 49-68 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Garner | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Robert Davenport buries a jump hook near the basket | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Carl Adams takes the ball from Douglas Taylor after a doubleteam | 51-71 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Carl Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Garner runs out the clock | 51-71 |