| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Michael Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) C - James Jager (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Florida State | James Jager lays it in on a great pass from Javier Herrera | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Michael Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Florida State | Dennis Danna hits the finger roll on a great pass from Javier Herrera | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Michael Bell connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Michael Bell blocks the short jumper by Brian King | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Dennis Danna snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (PF) Alonzo Perez, Brian King | |
| 16:47 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | James Jager pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | George Ivy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Florida State | James Jager snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | Dennis Danna scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Javier Herrera | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Michael Bell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #1 on James Jager, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Timothy Raymond (SF), Thomas Dove (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (PG), Brian King (PF) Dennis Danna, James Jager | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Michael Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) SF - Timothy Raymond (fresh) PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clay Reeves (fresh) SG - Javier Herrera (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Florida State | George Ivy misses badly on a floater from close range | 2-6 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Brian King tips it back up and in | 2-8 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by Clay Reeves - foul #1 on Clay Reeves, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Alonzo Perez (SF) Javier Herrera, George Ivy | |
| 14:51 | Duke | Gary Beckham is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (C) Albert Valdivia | |
| 14:22 | Florida State | James Jager can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Thomas Dove hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 2-8 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Brian King snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Clay Reeves is fouled on the floor by Timothy Raymond - foul #1 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Michael Crown, Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), Albert Valdivia (PF) Clay Reeves, Brian King | |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Dennis Danna clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF) Alonzo Perez | |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Leonard Hughes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF), Michael Bell (C) Timothy Raymond, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:27 | Florida State | George Ivy is whistled for a carry | 2-10 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (PG), Brian King (PF) Dennis Danna, James Jager | |
| 12:25 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski's pass is intercepted by Clay Reeves in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| 12:22 | Florida State | Clay Reeves dunks the ball | 2-12 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Leonard Hughes blows the layup | 2-12 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Randy Vernon tips it home | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Michael Crown (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Florida State | George Ivy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Reeves | 4-14 |
| 11:35 | Duke | Javier Herrera is called for the reach on Ivan Wnukowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Alonzo Perez (SF), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| 11:21 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits a wide open floater from the left block set up by Timothy Raymond | 6-14 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Clay Reeves evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Timothy Raymond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Thomas Dove (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:32 | Florida State | The pull-up jumper by James Jager is blocked by Thomas Dove | 6-17 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Thomas Dove snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Michael Crown comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 6-17 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it in | 8-17 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | James Jager buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Gary Beckham - foul #1 on Gary Beckham, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Bell (C) Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (PF) Alonzo Perez, Brian King | |
| 09:59 | Florida State | James Jager makes the free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Michael Crown is whistled for a carry | 8-20 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | George Ivy misses short on a shot from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Thomas Dove grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 08:58 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Dove | 11-20 |
| 08:34 | Florida State | George Ivy hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Timothy Raymond - foul #2 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Crown, Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (PF) James Jager | |
| 08:34 | Florida State | George Ivy makes the free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a shot from the right block set up by Ivan Wnukowski and he's fouled by George Ivy - foul #1 on George Ivy, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF), James Jager (C) George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| 08:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez is hacked by Gary Beckham - foul #2 on Gary Beckham, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Crown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Clay Reeves (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | James Jager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Bell (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:04 | Duke | Michael Bell's floater is tipped away by James Jager | 14-23 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Michael Bell tips it in | 16-23 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | James Jager misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Gary Beckham (SF) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), Albert Valdivia (PF) Clay Reeves, Brian King | |
| 06:36 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Brian King (PF) Alonzo Perez, James Jager | |
| 06:10 | Florida State | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:10 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:10 | Florida State | Javier Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne is hacked by Brian King - foul #1 on Brian King, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Thomas Dove gets the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses long on an open floater near the basket | 16-26 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian King | 16-26 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | George Ivy is hacked by Gary Beckham - foul #3 on Gary Beckham, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (C) Brian King | |
| 05:03 | Florida State | George Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Michael Crown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF) George Ivy | |
| 04:37 | Florida State | James Jager can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-26 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Michael Crown snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Michael Crown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 04:29 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:01 | Florida State | James Jager scores on a floater from close range | 16-28 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Michael Crown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Raymond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (tired) 6 pts. SG - Javier Herrera (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) PF - Albert Valdivia (fairly fresh) C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Michael Bell (C) Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Brian King (PF) Alonzo Perez, Albert Valdivia | |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-29 |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | James Jager's layup is rejected by Michael Bell | 19-29 |
| 02:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 19-29 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Thomas Dove drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Randy Vernon and he's hacked by Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| 02:47 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | Clay Reeves's 3 pointer is rejected by Michael Bell | 22-29 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | James Jager snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Clay Reeves is fouled on the floor by Timothy Raymond - foul #3 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) George Ivy, James Jager | |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Clay Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Clay Reeves is called for the reach on Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clay Reeves, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Albert Valdivia | 22-30 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Brian King can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Brian King hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 22-30 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Randy Vernon grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Valdivia - foul #1 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:25 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez tips it home | 22-32 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Alonzo Perez is called for the reach on Michael Crown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alonzo Perez, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), James Jager (C) Alonzo Perez, Brian King | |
| 00:54 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Javier Herrera, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Javier Herrera | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Reeves - foul #3 on Clay Reeves, team foul #12 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Clay Reeves | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | James Jager gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Dennis Danna clanks a floater from the right side | 24-32 |
| 00:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Crown | 24-32 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Michael Crown comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-32 |