| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Ericson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Farfan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Peter Patton inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 33-23 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Jorgensen | 33-26 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Thomas Barnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Gary Beckham connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 36-26 |
| 19:06 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Randy Vernon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Patton | 39-26 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Peter Patton gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Gary Beckham is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Milford Hedrick | 42-29 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Peter Patton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-29 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen double dribbles | 42-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG), Armand Rossi (SG), Anthony Ortegon (SF), Henry Soules (C) Milford Hedrick, Ralph Jorgensen, David Ericson, Thomas Barnett | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Daniel Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Stonebraker - foul #2 on David Stonebraker, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Casey Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-29 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Henry Soules snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | David Stonebraker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 15:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Armand Rossi (fresh) SF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matt Farfan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Soules (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the shot from the left block | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Armand Rossi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-29 |
| 15:25 | Clemson | Henry Soules snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | David Stonebraker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Robert Bryant gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Daniel Johnson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Casey Smith | 46-29 |
| 14:37 | Clemson | Henry Soules clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Casey Smith | 46-29 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Robert Bryant scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Hooley | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Armand Rossi is whistled for traveling | 48-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SG), Peter Patton (SF), Carter Squires (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG), David Ericson (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) David Stonebraker, Armand Rossi, Anthony Ortegon, Matt Farfan, Henry Soules | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 13:57 | Duke | Gary Beckham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Henry Payne (C) Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett scores on a shot from the left side | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 13:23 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the lay-in | 48-31 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Henry Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Gary Beckham is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:48 | Clemson | David Ericson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Patton - foul #1 on Peter Patton, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Carter Squires (C) Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:48 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | David Ericson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Carter Squires pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:34 | Duke | Casey Smith is fouled on the floor by Ralph Jorgensen - foul #2 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG) Milford Hedrick | |
| 12:19 | Duke | Peter Patton's pass is intercepted by Ralph Jorgensen | 48-32 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Carter Squires - foul #2 on Carter Squires, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Peter Patton, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Kang (SF), Matt Farfan (PF) David Ericson, Jerry Anderson | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eric Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Farfan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | David Stonebraker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:28 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 51-35 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Eric Kang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Matt Farfan can't tip it in | 51-35 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Eric Kang grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | David Stonebraker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Gary Beckham gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Eric Kang is called for the reach on Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Eric Kang, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), David Ericson (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Henry Soules (C) David Stonebraker, Eric Kang, Matt Farfan, Thomas Barnett | |
| 10:25 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Randy Vernon steps in front of the Ralph Jorgensen pass | 51-35 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Randy Vernon lays it up and in | 53-35 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-35 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:39 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 53-35 |
| 09:38 | Clemson | David Ericson snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Milford Hedrick steps in front of the Randy Vernon pass in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick banks in the layup | 53-37 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-37 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski tips it in | 55-37 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (SG), Eric Kang (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) Ralph Jorgensen, David Ericson, Anthony Ortegon, Henry Soules | |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Milford Hedrick | 55-38 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-38 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Eric Kang grabs the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stonebraker | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Patton (tiring) 3 ast. PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stonebraker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Anderson (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Duke | Casey Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-40 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Peter Patton snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Eric Kang steals the ball from Daniel Johnson | 58-43 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the floater from the right side | 58-43 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:54 | Duke | Daniel Johnson's layup is rejected by Jerry Anderson | 58-43 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Eric Kang misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-43 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Peter Patton gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Peter Patton, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (SG), David Ericson (SF), Matt Farfan (PF), Henry Soules (C) Milford Hedrick, Eric Kang, Thomas Barnett, Jerry Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:27 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski and he's hacked by Henry Soules - foul #2 on Henry Soules, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Henry Soules grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Henry Soules throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:43 | Duke | Robert Bryant is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | Armand Rossi snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 04:23 | Clemson | David Stonebraker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 04:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 60-43 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Payne | 62-43 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Henry Soules loses the ball out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SG), Richard Hooley (C) Casey Smith, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Kang (SF), Anthony Ortegon (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) David Ericson, Matt Farfan, Henry Soules | |
| 03:54 | Duke | David Stonebraker is called for the reach on Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stonebraker, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson is called for traveling | 64-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Patton (tiring) 3 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Armand Rossi (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Anderson (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Peter Patton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Beckham | 66-43 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Eric Kang buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Randy Vernon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Henry Payne (PF) Randy Vernon, Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Soules (C) Jerry Anderson | |
| 02:21 | Clemson | David Stonebraker travels with the ball | 66-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Henry Payne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Stonebraker - foul #4 on David Stonebraker, team foul #8 | 66-46 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | David Stonebraker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Henry Soules snags the offensive board | 67-46 |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Henry Soules can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Beckham - foul #1 on Gary Beckham, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Henry Soules makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Henry Soules makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range but he's fouled by Armand Rossi - foul #2 on Armand Rossi, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | Henry Soules pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon lays it up and in set up by David Stonebraker | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Gary Beckham connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-50 |
| 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 | David Stonebraker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | David Stonebraker misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | David Stonebraker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 69-51 |