| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Kite (fresh) SG - Ernest Caldwell (fresh) SF - James Oakes (fresh) PF - John Hines (fresh) C - Harold Mickle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marlon Parrish (fresh) SG - Laurence Harris (fresh) SF - John Ferguson (fresh) PF - Joseph Workman (fresh) C - Armand Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Armand Russo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Armand Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Duke | John Ferguson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | John Hines misses short on a shot from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | James Oakes grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Harold Mickle clanks a turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Laurence Harris gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Marlon Parrish's fadeaway is rejected by James Oakes | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Harold Mickle pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Ernest Caldwell connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Kite | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Harold Mickle steals the ball from John Ferguson | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Florida State | John Ferguson steps in front of the Ernest Caldwell pass | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Marlon Parrish lays it up and in on a great pass from John Ferguson | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Florida State | Ernest Caldwell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Marlon Parrish | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Harold Mickle steals it from Laurence Harris | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Ernest Caldwell is hacked by Laurence Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Laurence Harris, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Sykes (PG), Richard Leland (SF), Ronald Muczynski (PF), Cesar Costa (C) Marlon Parrish, John Ferguson, Joseph Workman, Armand Russo | |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Harold Mickle hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Duke | Laurence Harris clanks a floater from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Harold Mickle | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Cesar Costa picks off the pass by James Oakes in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Ronald Muczynski drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Sykes | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | James Kite is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Barrett (PG), Barton Diebold (SG), Alex Crabtree (SF), Lee Strauch (PF), Modesto Esposito (C) James Kite, Ernest Caldwell, James Oakes, John Hines, Harold Mickle | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Parrish (PG), Armand Russo (C) Laurence Harris, Richard Leland | |
| 16:17 | Duke | Jerry Sykes is fouled on the floor by Lee Strauch - foul #1 on Lee Strauch, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Ferguson (SF), Joseph Workman (PF) Ronald Muczynski, Cesar Costa | |
| 15:59 | Duke | Jerry Sykes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Modesto Esposito snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Barrett (fresh) SG - Barton Diebold (fresh) SF - Alex Crabtree (fresh) PF - Lee Strauch (fresh) C - Modesto Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marlon Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Sykes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Workman (fresh) C - Armand Russo (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Barton Diebold hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Joseph Workman snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:24 | Duke | Joseph Workman hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Sykes | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Modesto Esposito knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Armand Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Lee Strauch gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | Armand Russo steps in front of the Lee Strauch pass in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Armand Russo makes the jumper from the right block set up by Jerry Sykes | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Modesto Esposito misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | Duke | Jerry Sykes snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Armand Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Kite (PG), Ernest Caldwell (SG), James Oakes (SF), John Hines (PF), Harold Mickle (C) Richard Barrett, Barton Diebold, Alex Crabtree, Lee Strauch, Modesto Esposito | |
| Subs | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk (PG), Laurence Harris (SG), Richard Leland (SF), Ronald Muczynski (PF), Cesar Costa (C) Marlon Parrish, Jerry Sykes, John Ferguson, Joseph Workman, Armand Russo | |
| 13:20 | Florida State | James Oakes is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Laurence Harris clanks a jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Richard Leland tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Harold Mickle misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Muczynski - foul #1 on Ronald Muczynski, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Harold Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Harold Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Duke | Ronald Muczynski is hacked by Ernest Caldwell - foul #1 on Ernest Caldwell, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Antonio Morrow (C) Ronald Muczynski | |
| 12:24 | Duke | Richard Leland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | James Kite snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | James Oakes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Leland - foul #1 on Richard Leland, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Parrish (PG), John Ferguson (SF), Joseph Workman (PF) Jesse Gottschalk, Richard Leland, Cesar Costa | |
| 12:18 | Florida State | James Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | James Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Laurence Harris makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | James Kite's pass is intercepted by Laurence Harris in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Kite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hines (fairly fresh) C - Harold Mickle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marlon Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Laurence Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ferguson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Workman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Morrow (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Duke | John Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Oakes - foul #1 on James Oakes, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Roberts (PF) John Hines | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:52 | Duke | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:52 | Duke | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:37 | Florida State | James Oakes drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 11:20 | Duke | John Ferguson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marlon Parrish | 13-20 |
| 11:18 | Florida State | James Kite is hacked by John Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Crabtree (SF), Lee Strauch (PF) James Oakes, Harold Mickle | |
| Subs | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk (PG), Richard Leland (SF), Ronald Muczynski (PF), Armand Russo (C) Marlon Parrish, John Ferguson, Joseph Workman, Antonio Morrow | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Ernest Caldwell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Armand Russo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Laurence Harris and he's hacked by George Roberts - foul #1 on George Roberts, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Barrett (SG) Ernest Caldwell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:45 | Duke | Armand Russo makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:25 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Leland - foul #2 on Richard Leland, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Barton Diebold (SG), John Hines (PF) James Kite, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Parrish (PG), Cesar Costa (PF) Jesse Gottschalk, Richard Leland | |
| 10:25 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:25 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Lee Strauch is called for the reach on Ronald Muczynski - foul #2 on Lee Strauch, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Modesto Esposito (C) Lee Strauch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Cesar Costa misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Barton Diebold - foul #1 on Barton Diebold, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Oakes (SF), Harold Mickle (C) Alex Crabtree, Modesto Esposito | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Sykes (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Antonio Morrow (C) Laurence Harris, Ronald Muczynski, Armand Russo | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Cesar Costa misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Cesar Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Marlon Parrish is called for the reach on Richard Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marlon Parrish, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Harold Mickle is hacked by Antonio Morrow - foul #1 on Antonio Morrow, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Workman (PF) Cesar Costa | |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Harold Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Harold Mickle misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Antonio Morrow gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:08 | Duke | John Ferguson is called for 5 seconds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Kite (PG), Ernest Caldwell (SG), Alex Crabtree (SF) Richard Barrett, Barton Diebold, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk (PG), Laurence Harris (SG), Armand Russo (C) Marlon Parrish, Jerry Sykes, Antonio Morrow | |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Hines misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Workman - foul #1 on Joseph Workman, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Hines makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Harold Mickle is called for the reach on John Ferguson - foul #1 on Harold Mickle, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Roberts (PF), Modesto Esposito (C) John Hines, Harold Mickle | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:36 | Duke | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:36 | Duke | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:22 | Florida State | James Kite clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-26 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Laurence Harris snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Joseph Workman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Armand Russo tips it home | 20-28 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | Ernest Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Oakes (SF) Alex Crabtree | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Parrish (PG), Jerry Sykes (SG), Ronald Muczynski (SF) Jesse Gottschalk, Laurence Harris, John Ferguson | |
| 07:52 | Duke | Joseph Workman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Sykes | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Kite (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Oakes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Roberts (fresh) C - Modesto Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marlon Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sykes (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Muczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Workman (tiring) 5 pts. C - Armand Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Ronald Muczynski is called for the reach on James Kite in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Muczynski, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Barrett (SG), John Hines (PF) Ernest Caldwell, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Duke | John Ferguson (SF), Antonio Morrow (C) Ronald Muczynski, Armand Russo | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | James Kite makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | James Kite makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:32 | Duke | John Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Marlon Parrish misses the tip | 22-31 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | James Kite pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | James Kite is fouled in the backcourt by Marlon Parrish - foul #2 on Marlon Parrish, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Mickle (C) Modesto Esposito | |
| Subs | Duke | Laurence Harris (SG), Cesar Costa (PF) Marlon Parrish, Joseph Workman | |
| 07:28 | Florida State | James Kite makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | James Kite misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Antonio Morrow gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Cesar Costa banks in the layup | 23-33 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Harold Mickle knocks in the runner in the paint | 25-33 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Richard Barrett steps in front of the Antonio Morrow pass | 25-33 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Harold Mickle misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Antonio Morrow - foul #2 on Antonio Morrow, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Barton Diebold (PG), Ernest Caldwell (SG), Alex Crabtree (SF), George Roberts (PF) James Kite, Richard Barrett, James Oakes, John Hines | |
| Subs | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk (PG), Joseph Workman (PF), Armand Russo (C) Jerry Sykes, Cesar Costa, Antonio Morrow | |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Harold Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Harold Mickle misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 06:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Armand Russo | 26-33 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Laurence Harris is called for a charge - foul #2 on Laurence Harris, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Modesto Esposito (C) Harold Mickle | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Sykes (SG) Laurence Harris | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Barton Diebold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Armand Russo pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Jerry Sykes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | George Roberts grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Ferguson - foul #2 on John Ferguson, team foul #13 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Kite (PG), John Hines (PF) Barton Diebold, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Duke | Cesar Costa (SF) John Ferguson | |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 04:42 | Duke | Armand Russo tips it home | 28-35 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Barrett (SG), James Oakes (SF), Harold Mickle (C) Ernest Caldwell, Alex Crabtree, Modesto Esposito | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:31 | Duke | Jerry Sykes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Workman | 28-38 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | James Oakes is hacked by Cesar Costa - foul #1 on Cesar Costa, team foul #14 | 28-38 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | James Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | James Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:17 | Duke | Joseph Workman grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Jesse Gottschalk makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Sykes | 28-41 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | John Hines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-41 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Richard Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Kite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) SF - James Oakes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hines (tiring) 2 pts. C - Harold Mickle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jerry Sykes (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cesar Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Workman (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Armand Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Richard Barrett misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-41 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Harold Mickle grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 03:11 | Florida State | Richard Barrett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Armand Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Cesar Costa is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Cesar Costa, team foul #15 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Barton Diebold (PG), Ernest Caldwell (SG), Alex Crabtree (SF), Lee Strauch (PF), Modesto Esposito (C) James Kite, Richard Barrett, James Oakes, John Hines, Harold Mickle | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Parrish (PG), Laurence Harris (SG), Richard Leland (SF), Ronald Muczynski (PF), Antonio Morrow (C) Jerry Sykes, Jesse Gottschalk, Cesar Costa, Joseph Workman, Armand Russo | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Richard Leland is called for the reach on Alex Crabtree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Leland, team foul #16 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Ferguson (SF) Richard Leland | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Alex Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Ronald Muczynski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Muczynski, team foul #17 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Workman (PF) Ronald Muczynski | |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Barton Diebold is hacked by Laurence Harris - foul #3 on Laurence Harris, team foul #18 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Sykes (SG) Laurence Harris | |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Barton Diebold makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Barton Diebold makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Marlon Parrish misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Modesto Esposito pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Barton Diebold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Marlon Parrish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Modesto Esposito snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Jerry Sykes picks off the pass by Modesto Esposito | 32-41 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Antonio Morrow banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Barton Diebold knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Strauch | 35-43 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Jerry Sykes knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Barton Diebold buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-46 |