| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Charles Brown inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Martin Appleby hits a 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Charles Brown grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Camp - foul #2 on Ryan Camp, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Yamada | 29-25 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Michael Crown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Fred Carson (SF), Christopher Strong (PF) Martin Appleby, Charles Brown, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Mike Williams | |
| 17:26 | Clemson | Ryan Camp steals the ball from Christopher Strong | 31-27 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Christopher Yamada is called for the reach on Darrell Darbonne - foul #3 on Christopher Yamada, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Delbert Durham (C) Donald Haycraft, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:52 | Duke | Ryan Camp dunks the ball | 31-29 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Delbert Durham banks in the layup set up by Christopher Strong | 33-29 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Timothy Raymond's pass is intercepted by Kevin Ellis | 33-29 |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Fred Carson picks off the pass by James Vallee in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 15:38 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | Fred Carson gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Delbert Durham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Camp (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Clemson | James Vallee is called for the reach on Charles Vaughn - foul #2 on James Vallee, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Yamada (C) Charles Vaughn, Kevin Ellis, Fred Carson, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (PF), Mike Williams (C) James Vallee, Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Ryan Camp, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Donald Thomas steals the ball from Christopher Yamada | 33-29 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Delbert Durham steps in front of the Michael Crown pass in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is denied on a layup by Mike Williams | 33-29 |
| 14:51 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Delbert Durham | 33-29 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 33-29 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Haycraft | 33-29 |
| 14:08 | Clemson | Frank Meacham steals the ball from Christopher Yamada | 33-29 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the finger roll set up by Charles Thomas and he's fouled by Martin Appleby - foul #2 on Martin Appleby, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fred Carson (PF) Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| 13:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Donald Thomas grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Timothy Raymond | 33-34 |
| 13:08 | Clemson | Charles Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Michael Crown buries a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 12:33 | Duke | Michael Crown snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Mike Williams is hacked by Martin Appleby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Appleby, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF) Martin Appleby, Donald Haycraft, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| 12:06 | Duke | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Vallee | 35-40 |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Don Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Thomas Dove gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Don Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Yamada (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Camp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Duke | Ryan Camp is fouled on the floor by Charles Vaughn - foul #2 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG), Christopher Strong (PF), Delbert Durham (C) Kevin Ellis, Fred Carson, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Mike Williams (C) Charles Thomas, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Ryan Camp hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Vallee | 35-42 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Delbert Durham clanks a shot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Thomas Dove grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 10:24 | Duke | James Vallee double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Brown (SF) Don Smith, James Steward, Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (PF) James Vallee, Thomas Dove, Ryan Camp | |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Christopher Strong connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Frank Meacham - foul #1 on Frank Meacham, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Christopher Strong makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Christopher Strong is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Christopher Yamada (C) Donald Haycraft, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG) Timothy Raymond | |
| 09:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 38-44 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Delbert Durham, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SF), Fred Carson (PF) Delbert Durham, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Williams | 38-46 |
| 08:28 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Brown | 41-46 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-46 |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Meacham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Mike Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Christopher Strong (PF), Delbert Durham (C) Martin Appleby, Kevin Ellis, Charles Vaughn, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| 06:34 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Timothy Raymond and he's fouled by Donald Haycraft - foul #1 on Donald Haycraft, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Don Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Raymond - foul #2 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SF) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Don Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Don Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Ryan Camp hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Darbonne | 42-51 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft is called for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Fred Carson (SF), Christopher Yamada (C) Don Smith, Charles Vaughn, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF) James Vallee, Thomas Dove | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Duke | Martin Appleby steals the ball from Donald Thomas in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Fred Carson loses the dribble to Michael Crown | 42-51 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Donald Thomas loses the dribble to Donald Haycraft | 42-51 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Ryan Camp is called for the reach on Delbert Durham - foul #3 on Ryan Camp, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG) Donald Haycraft | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Frank Meacham (C) Timothy Raymond, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the wide open runner from the left block | 44-53 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Delbert Durham's layup is rejected by Ryan Camp | 44-53 |
| 03:46 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Crown | 44-53 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Donald Thomas is hacked by Martin Appleby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Appleby, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SF) Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG), Thomas Dove (PF) Michael Crown, Ryan Camp | |
| 03:39 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Clemson | James Steward drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Appleby | 46-55 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Vaughn - foul #3 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Strong (PF) Martin Appleby, James Steward, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) James Vallee | |
| 02:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Yamada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fred Carson (PF) Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Camp (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham | |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses long on a jumper from the left block | 46-56 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada tips it in | 48-56 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Ryan Camp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Delbert Durham (C) Charles Vaughn, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:07 | Clemson | The short jumper by Charles Brown is denied by Mike Williams | 48-56 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Fred Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Delbert Durham grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is hacked by Ryan Camp - foul #4 on Ryan Camp, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Yamada (C) Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (SF) Thomas Dove | |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses long on an open runner near the basket | 53-56 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Mike Williams tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mike Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Appleby - foul #5 on Martin Appleby, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG) Martin Appleby | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is whistled for a carry | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Kevin Ellis is called for the reach on Michael Crown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Charles Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Vaughn - foul #4 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Christopher Strong (PF), Fred Carson (C) Kevin Ellis, Charles Brown, Delbert Durham, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Frank Meacham (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp, Mike Williams | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | James Vallee runs out the clock | 53-64 |