| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ervin Larrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Rupe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnathon Peeler (fresh) C - Leo Aguiar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) SF - Charles Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Adam Rupe inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Ervin Larrick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 19:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joel Perzanowski | 22-29 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is hacked by Johnathon Peeler - foul #3 on Johnathon Peeler, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (PF) Johnathon Peeler | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:44 | Duke | Jeff Thornton is called for 5 seconds | 22-29 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Ramon Ruiz - foul #2 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt (SF) Adam Rupe | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Jeffrey Gantt is called for the reach on Charles Chesney - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gantt, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Nicholson (PG), Ali Bird (SG), Joseph Marks (C) Ervin Larrick, Sergio Ramirez, Leo Aguiar | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:40 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski misses the tip | 25-29 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | Ali Bird snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Joseph Marks buries a jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Mark Morgan slams it home on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 27-31 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Peter Nicholson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Jeff Thornton gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Mark Morgan lays it up and in | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Peter Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ali Bird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gantt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Clemson | Ali Bird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ervin Larrick (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Adam Rupe (SF), Johnathon Peeler (PF), Leo Aguiar (C) Peter Nicholson, Ali Bird, Jeffrey Gantt, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG), Harold Lehman (PF) Ramon Ruiz, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 15:27 | Duke | Mark Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Rupe - foul #3 on Adam Rupe, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Rupe - foul #4 on Adam Rupe, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Cochran (SF) Adam Rupe | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF) Charles Chesney | |
| 15:13 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Ervin Larrick drills a 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-35 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | George Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 13:41 | Duke | William Rucker banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Charles Deakins | 32-37 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Thornton - foul #1 on Jeff Thornton, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Nicholson (PG), Jeffrey Gantt (SF), Joseph Marks (PF), Paul Slaughter (C) Ervin Larrick, George Cochran, Johnathon Peeler, Leo Aguiar | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (PG), Charles Chesney (SF), Joel Perzanowski (PF) Mark Morgan, William Rucker, Harold Lehman | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Charles Chesney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ali Bird (SG) Sergio Ramirez | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gantt | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Charles Deakins loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (PF) Paul Slaughter | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG) Charles Deakins | |
| 12:14 | Clemson | Ali Bird misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski scores on a floater from the baseline | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Peter Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ali Bird (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Ramon Ruiz steals the ball from Jeffrey Gantt | 36-39 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is fouled in the backcourt by Ali Bird - foul #2 on Ali Bird, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ervin Larrick (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Leo Aguiar (C) Peter Nicholson, Ali Bird, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF), Harold Lehman (PF) Joel Perzanowski, Jeff Thornton | |
| 11:12 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Stegall | 36-42 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Rucker - foul #1 on William Rucker, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler (PF) Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Charles Deakins (SG), Jeff Thornton (C) Kevin Stegall, Ramon Ruiz, Charles Chesney | |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:30 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Cochran (SF) Jeffrey Gantt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:06 | Duke | Mark Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Charles Deakins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses long on an open floater from the left block | 37-42 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 09:13 | Duke | William Rucker grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 08:52 | Duke | William Rucker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Leo Aguiar - foul #2 on Leo Aguiar, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Nicholson (PG), Ali Bird (SG), Jeffrey Gantt (SF), Billy Peterson (PF), Joseph Marks (C) Ervin Larrick, Sergio Ramirez, George Cochran, Johnathon Peeler, Leo Aguiar | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (PG), Ramon Ruiz (SG), Joel Perzanowski (PF), Charles Chesney (C) Mark Morgan, Charles Deakins, Harold Lehman, Jeff Thornton | |
| 08:52 | Duke | William Rucker misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:52 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:23 | Clemson | Ali Bird misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Joseph Marks tips it home | 39-43 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Charles Chesney hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 39-45 |
| 07:31 | Clemson | Ramon Ruiz is called for the reach on Ali Bird - foul #3 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ervin Larrick (PG), Adam Rupe (SF), Leo Aguiar (C) Peter Nicholson, Jeffrey Gantt, Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeff Thornton (C) William Rucker | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ervin Larrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ali Bird (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Rupe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Aguiar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Ali Bird scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Jeff Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez (SG) Ali Bird | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:01 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar drills a jumper from the left block | 43-45 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Jeff Thornton hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Chesney and he's fouled by Leo Aguiar - foul #3 on Leo Aguiar, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Slaughter (PF) Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Charles Deakins (SG), Harold Lehman (PF) Ramon Ruiz, Charles Chesney, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 06:43 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Paul Slaughter snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Harold Lehman denies the turnaround by Paul Slaughter | 43-47 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Kevin Stegall grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Harold Lehman misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-47 |
| 06:02 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Nicholson (PG), Ali Bird (SG), Jeffrey Gantt (SF), Johnathon Peeler (PF), Billy Peterson (C) Ervin Larrick, Sergio Ramirez, Adam Rupe, Paul Slaughter, Leo Aguiar | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Charles Chesney (SF), Joel Perzanowski (PF) Mark Morgan, Kevin Stegall, Jeff Thornton | |
| 05:11 | Duke | Harold Lehman banks in the layup and he's fouled by Billy Peterson - foul #1 on Billy Peterson, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Harold Lehman misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Peter Nicholson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnathon Peeler | 46-49 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski scores on a shot from the left block | 46-51 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Jeffrey Gantt misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Charles Deakins snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Charles Chesney hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 46-51 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Harold Lehman hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 03:36 | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler travels with the ball | 46-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ervin Larrick (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Adam Rupe (SF), Joseph Marks (PF), Leo Aguiar (C) Peter Nicholson, Ali Bird, Jeffrey Gantt, Johnathon Peeler, Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Kevin Stegall (SG), William Rucker (SF), Jeff Thornton (C) Charles Deakins, Ramon Ruiz, Charles Chesney, Harold Lehman | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ervin Larrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Rupe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Aguiar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Morgan | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Adam Rupe can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG) Kevin Stegall | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Duke | William Rucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (PF) Joseph Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Chesney (SF) William Rucker | |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Adam Rupe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Charles Chesney snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Duke | Ervin Larrick is called for the reach on Charles Chesney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ervin Larrick, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Johnathon Peeler (PF) Billy Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:39 | Duke | Charles Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:39 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Ervin Larrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Charles Chesney snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Ervin Larrick is called for the reach on Charles Chesney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ervin Larrick, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Charles Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sergio Ramirez | 46-57 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski is fouled in the backcourt by Ervin Larrick - foul #5 on Ervin Larrick, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Peter Nicholson (PG) Ervin Larrick | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:17 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-59 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Leo Aguiar tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Duke | Mark Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Nicholson - foul #2 on Peter Nicholson, team foul #12 | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez makes the shot from the left side set up by Peter Nicholson | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Mark Morgan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz | 50-63 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Ramon Ruiz is called for the reach on Adam Rupe - foul #4 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Sergio Ramirez misses the fadeaway from the left block | 50-63 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mark Morgan runs out the clock | 50-63 |