| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Don Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Randy Vernon scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes and he's hacked by Milford Hedrick - foul #3 on Milford Hedrick, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG) Milford Hedrick | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Randy Vernon picks off the pass by Kevin Ellis in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Leonard Hughes loses the dribble to Norman Stamper | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Clemson | Don Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:35 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon (PF) Norman Stamper | |
| 18:09 | Duke | Don Smith is called for the reach on Gary Beckham - foul #2 on Don Smith, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Timothy Raymond (SF), Thomas Dove (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Godfrey (SG), Norman Stamper (SF), Scott Schmitt (C) Ralph Jorgensen, Don Smith, Thomas Barnett | |
| 17:53 | Duke | Thomas Dove is whistled for a carry | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Anthony Ortegon is called for the reach on Thomas Dove - foul #3 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Randy Vernon | |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (PF) Anthony Ortegon | |
| 17:03 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy Raymond | 37-30 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Raymond | 40-30 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey drills a runner from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Michael Bell (C) Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Thomas Barnett (C) Chris Godfrey, Scott Schmitt | |
| 15:55 | Clemson | The jump hook by Thomas Barnett is blocked by Michael Bell | 40-32 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Norman Stamper (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Raymond | 42-32 |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Michael Crown takes the ball from Norman Stamper | 42-32 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Michael Crown lays it up and in | 44-32 |
| 15:20 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Raymond - foul #2 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF) Timothy Raymond, Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), David Ericson (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF) Ralph Jorgensen, Norman Stamper, Don Smith | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick is fouled on the floor by Gary Beckham - foul #4 on Gary Beckham, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SF) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Michael Bell snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Michael Bell loses the dribble to Kevin Ellis in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 14:55 | Duke | David Ericson steals the ball from Ivan Wnukowski in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon clanks a shot from the left block | 44-34 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | David Ericson snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Ellis | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Randy Vernon is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski and he's hacked by Anthony Ortegon - foul #4 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Godfrey (SG), Don Smith (PF), Scott Schmitt (C) Kevin Ellis, Anthony Ortegon, Thomas Barnett | |
| 14:08 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | David Ericson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Raymond | 47-36 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Timothy Raymond banks in the layup | 49-36 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Norman Stamper (SF) Chris Godfrey, David Ericson | |
| 13:07 | Duke | Michael Crown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Vernon | 52-36 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-36 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Norman Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:36 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 12:34 | Duke | Michael Crown snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 12:11 | Duke | Michael Crown's floater is tipped away by Scott Schmitt | 52-36 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Don Smith | 52-36 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Norman Stamper buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Schmitt | 52-39 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 52-39 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Norman Stamper grabs the board | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Norman Stamper (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Scott Schmitt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Don Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Dove - foul #1 on Thomas Dove, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Michael Bell (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Godfrey (SG), David Ericson (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Ralph Jorgensen, Norman Stamper, Scott Schmitt | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Don Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Don Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Michael Crown banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 54-40 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Gary Beckham snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Michael Crown misses badly on a runner in the lane | 54-40 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Leonard Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Michael Crown is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 56-40 |
| 10:11 | Clemson | Don Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Michael Crown is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 58-42 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-42 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Michael Bell grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by David Ericson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Ericson, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Norman Stamper (SF) Chris Godfrey, David Ericson | |
| 09:27 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't tip it in | 58-42 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Leonard Hughes tips it home | 60-42 |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Don Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Don Smith - foul #3 on Don Smith, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | Norman Stamper loses the dribble to Gary Beckham | 63-44 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski lays it in set up by Gary Beckham | 65-44 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Ellis | 65-46 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne knocks in the runner in the lane | 67-46 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Ellis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Stamper (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Smith (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Barnett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the open dunk | 67-46 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it home | 69-46 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Michael Bell (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), David Ericson (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Scott Schmitt (C) Milford Hedrick, Norman Stamper, Don Smith, Thomas Barnett | |
| 07:05 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-46 |
| 06:42 | Duke | Michael Crown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Dove | 72-46 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | Randy Vernon is called for the reach on Kevin Ellis - foul #3 on Randy Vernon, team foul #4 | 72-46 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen misses long on a shot from the left side | 72-46 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Michael Crown pulls down the rebound | 72-46 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Michael Crown can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 72-46 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Michael Bell snags the offensive board | 72-46 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Michael Crown is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-46 |
| 05:41 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Anthony Ortegon | 72-46 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ralph Jorgensen | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:51 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 72-49 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen grabs the board | 72-49 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | David Ericson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Raymond - foul #3 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #5 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Crown, Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Tim McCumbers (PG), Chris Godfrey (SG) Kevin Ellis, Ralph Jorgensen | |
| 04:41 | Clemson | David Ericson misses the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't tip it in | 72-50 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Chris Godfrey is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Chris Godfrey, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Chris Godfrey is called for the reach on Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Godfrey, team foul #9 | 72-50 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:42 | Duke | A charge is called on Leonard Hughes - foul #3 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SF) Scott Schmitt | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Tim McCumbers (fresh) SG - Chris Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Ortegon (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Ericson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon is hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #4 on Randy Vernon, team foul #8 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Michael Crown (SG) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 74-53 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits a fadeaway from the right block | 76-53 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | Timothy Raymond steals the ball from Tim McCumbers in the backcourt | 76-53 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Leonard Hughes blows the dunk | 76-53 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it back up and in | 78-53 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | David Ericson misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #9 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Bell (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Schmitt (C) Chris Godfrey | |
| 02:42 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 1st free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Anthony Ortegon is called for the reach on Timothy Raymond in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Ortegon, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Godfrey (SG) Anthony Ortegon | |
| 02:37 | Duke | Timothy Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Timothy Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-58 |
| 01:56 | Duke | Michael Crown is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Beckham | 82-58 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-58 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Jorgensen | 82-58 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-61 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Gary Beckham knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Timothy Raymond | 84-61 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 84-61 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the board | 84-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Ralph Jorgensen is called for the reach on Gary Beckham - foul #2 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #11 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Timothy Raymond, Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 85-61 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Scott Schmitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-61 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 86-61 |