| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Lusk (fresh) SG - Dennis Bibeau (fresh) SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) PF - Robert Satterwhite (fresh) C - Thandiwe Awai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Wayne Krueger (fresh) SG - Jaromierz Rutski (fresh) SF - Benjamin Halterman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ferrera (fresh) C - Tony Diederich (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jaromierz Rutski - foul #1 on Jaromierz Rutski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Thandiwe Awai is called for the reach on Tony Diederich - foul #1 on Thandiwe Awai, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Tony Diederich loses the dribble to Robert Satterwhite | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Mark Lusk can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | Duke | Jaromierz Rutski loses the dribble to Joseph Davis | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Joseph Davis dunks the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Joseph Davis steals it from Tony Diederich | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | Joseph Davis lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Jaromierz Rutski drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Halterman | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Thandiwe Awai can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Diederich - foul #1 on Tony Diederich, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Thandiwe Awai makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Thandiwe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera jams it and he's fouled by Thandiwe Awai - foul #2 on Thandiwe Awai, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lindsey Kennedy (PG), Gerald Haynes (SG), Donald Plaisance (SF), Frank Thorton (PF), Marshall Iverson (C) Mark Lusk, Dennis Bibeau, Joseph Davis, Robert Satterwhite, Thandiwe Awai | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Gardner (SG), Alvin Cecere (C) Jaromierz Rutski, Tony Diederich | |
| 17:55 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Gerald Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | David Atkin (SG), Allen Hubbell (C) Benjamin Halterman, Kenneth Ferrera | |
| 17:33 | Duke | Alvin Cecere's fadeaway is rejected by Lindsey Kennedy | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Alvin Cecere snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Duke | David Atkin is hacked by Gerald Haynes - foul #1 on Gerald Haynes, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Clark (C) Wayne Krueger | |
| 17:02 | Duke | Frank Thorton is called for the reach on Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Frank Thorton, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau (SG) Gerald Haynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Jaromierz Rutski (SG) Ronald Clark | |
| 16:53 | Duke | Alvin Cecere connects on the runner from close range | 7-7 |
| 16:24 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson's floater is knocked away by Alvin Cecere | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Donald Plaisance snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Donald Plaisance misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Lusk (PG), Robert Satterwhite (PF), Charles Truong (C) Lindsey Kennedy, Frank Thorton, Marshall Iverson | |
| Subs | Duke | Wayne Krueger (PG), Benjamin Halterman (SF), Kenneth Ferrera (PF), Tony Diederich (C) David Atkin, Matthew Gardner, Alvin Cecere, Allen Hubbell | |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Donald Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Donald Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Jaromierz Rutski tips it home | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Lusk (fresh) SG - Dennis Bibeau (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Satterwhite (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Truong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Wayne Krueger (fresh) SG - Jaromierz Rutski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Halterman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ferrera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Diederich (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Jaromierz Rutski is called for the reach on Mark Lusk - foul #2 on Jaromierz Rutski, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Haynes (SG), Joseph Davis (SF) Dennis Bibeau, Donald Plaisance | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Gardner (SG) Jaromierz Rutski | |
| 15:29 | Clemson | Gerald Haynes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Matthew Gardner grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Duke | Matthew Gardner knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Halterman | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Mark Lusk misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera can't throw it down | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Mark Lusk misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | Gerald Haynes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 14:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Benjamin Halterman | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Charles Truong pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Charles Truong misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Gardner - foul #2 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau (SG), Lindsey Kennedy (SF), Frank Thorton (C) Mark Lusk, Joseph Davis, Robert Satterwhite | |
| Subs | Duke | Allen Hubbell (SG), Alvin Cecere (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Matthew Gardner, Kenneth Ferrera, Tony Diederich | |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Charles Truong misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | Charles Truong makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Alvin Cecere connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Krueger and he's fouled by Charles Truong - foul #1 on Charles Truong, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Street (PG), Marshall Iverson (C) Gerald Haynes, Charles Truong | |
| Subs | Duke | David Atkin (SG) Benjamin Halterman | |
| 12:59 | Duke | Alvin Cecere makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Iverson | 10-15 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Patrick Street can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Wayne Krueger pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Alvin Cecere is denied on a layup by Frank Thorton | 10-15 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Patrick Street is hacked by Wayne Krueger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Krueger, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Haynes (PG), Joseph Davis (SF) Patrick Street, Lindsey Kennedy | |
| Subs | Duke | Benjamin Halterman (SF), Roger Lewis (PF), Tony Diederich (C) Allen Hubbell, Alvin Cecere, Ronald Clark | |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Tony Diederich takes the ball from Marshall Iverson | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gerald Haynes (fresh) SG - Dennis Bibeau (fresh) SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Thorton (fresh) C - Marshall Iverson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Wayne Krueger (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Atkin (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Halterman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Lewis (fresh) C - Tony Diederich (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Duke | Wayne Krueger double dribbles | 10-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite (PF), Charles Truong (C) Frank Thorton, Marshall Iverson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Haynes | 12-15 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman blows the layup | 12-15 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Gerald Haynes snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau is fouled in the backcourt by David Atkin - foul #1 on David Atkin, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Lusk (PG), Frank Thorton (PF) Gerald Haynes, Robert Satterwhite | |
| Subs | Duke | Allen Hubbell (SG), Ronald Clark (C) David Atkin, Tony Diederich | |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Truong | 12-15 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Charles Truong is fouled on the floor by Ronald Clark - foul #1 on Ronald Clark, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lindsey Kennedy (SG), Donald Plaisance (SF) Dennis Bibeau, Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Cecere (PF) Roger Lewis | |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Charles Truong makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Charles Truong misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Truong - foul #2 on Charles Truong, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Marshall Iverson (C) Charles Truong | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Frank Thorton drills a floater from the right side set up by Donald Plaisance | 15-16 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Mark Lusk picks off the pass by Wayne Krueger | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Lindsey Kennedy can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Alvin Cecere pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Donald Plaisance is called for the reach on Allen Hubbell - foul #1 on Donald Plaisance, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Haynes (PG), Dennis Bibeau (SG), Joseph Davis (SF), Robert Satterwhite (PF) Mark Lusk, Lindsey Kennedy, Donald Plaisance, Frank Thorton | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera (PF), Tony Diederich (C) Alvin Cecere, Ronald Clark | |
| 08:45 | Duke | Allen Hubbell misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Joseph Davis is called for traveling | 15-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Thorton (C) Marshall Iverson | |
| Subs | Duke | David Atkin (SG) Allen Hubbell | |
| 08:11 | Duke | David Atkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ferrera - foul #1 on Kenneth Ferrera, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:50 | Duke | David Atkin pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Wayne Krueger's layup is rejected by Joseph Davis | 15-16 |
| 07:36 | Duke | Tony Diederich pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gerald Haynes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bibeau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Satterwhite (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Thorton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Wayne Krueger (tired) 1 ast. SG - David Atkin (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Halterman (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Ferrera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Diederich (tiring) | |
| 07:30 | Duke | Wayne Krueger clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Frank Thorton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roger Lewis (PF), Alvin Cecere (C) Kenneth Ferrera, Tony Diederich | |
| 07:15 | Duke | David Atkin buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Wayne Krueger and the foul's on Frank Thorton - foul #2 on Frank Thorton, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Street (SG), Marshall Iverson (C) Dennis Bibeau, Frank Thorton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:15 | Duke | David Atkin makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:58 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Haynes | 17-19 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Marshall Iverson swats the layup by Alvin Cecere | 17-19 |
| 06:37 | Duke | David Atkin can't tip it in | 17-19 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joseph Davis | 17-19 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Patrick Street clanks a shot near the basket | 17-19 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Robert Satterwhite | 19-19 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Lusk (PG), Dennis Bibeau (SG), Lindsey Kennedy (SF) Gerald Haynes, Patrick Street, Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Allen Hubbell (SG), Kenneth Ferrera (PF), Ronald Clark (C) David Atkin, Roger Lewis, Alvin Cecere | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite is hacked by Allen Hubbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Hubbell, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-19 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:41 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Allen Hubbell pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Ronald Clark is called for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | David Atkin (SG), Roger Lewis (PF) Wayne Krueger, Kenneth Ferrera | |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Benjamin Halterman steals it from Mark Lusk in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Ronald Clark misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 05:02 | Duke | David Atkin misses the tip | 21-19 |
| 05:01 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 04:55 | Clemson | Marshall Iverson is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 04:50 | Duke | Allen Hubbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Diederich (C) Ronald Clark | |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Lindsey Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 04:37 | Duke | David Atkin grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Benjamin Halterman makes the fadeaway from the right side | 24-21 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Dennis Bibeau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Haynes (PG), Patrick Street (SG), Joseph Davis (SF) Mark Lusk, Dennis Bibeau, Lindsey Kennedy | |
| Subs | Duke | Wayne Krueger (PG), Kenneth Ferrera (PF) Benjamin Halterman, Roger Lewis | |
| 03:54 | Duke | David Atkin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Thorton (PF), Thandiwe Awai (C) Robert Satterwhite, Marshall Iverson | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Gardner (PG), Jaromierz Rutski (SG), Alvin Cecere (C) Wayne Krueger, David Atkin, Tony Diederich | |
| 03:34 | Clemson | Joseph Davis is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Haynes | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gerald Haynes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Street (fresh) SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thandiwe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jaromierz Rutski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allen Hubbell (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Ferrera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Duke | Allen Hubbell's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Thorton | 26-21 |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Thandiwe Awai gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Frank Thorton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 03:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Allen Hubbell | 26-21 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Matthew Gardner buries a shot from the left side set up by Jaromierz Rutski | 26-23 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Frank Thorton drills a jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Haynes | 28-23 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Matthew Gardner loses the dribble to Gerald Haynes | 28-23 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Jaromierz Rutski steals the ball from Frank Thorton | 28-23 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Kenneth Ferrera drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Patrick Street misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 01:12 | Clemson | Thandiwe Awai snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Joseph Davis hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Allen Hubbell - foul #2 on Allen Hubbell, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Lusk (PG), Dennis Bibeau (SG), Robert Satterwhite (PF), Charles Truong (C) Gerald Haynes, Patrick Street, Frank Thorton, Thandiwe Awai | |
| Subs | Duke | Benjamin Halterman (SF), Roger Lewis (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Allen Hubbell, Kenneth Ferrera, Alvin Cecere | |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Joseph Davis makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Robert Satterwhite denies the turnaround by Jaromierz Rutski | 31-26 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Matthew Gardner can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joseph Davis | 31-26 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Halterman - foul #1 on Benjamin Halterman, team foul #12 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lindsey Kennedy (SF) Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Robert Satterwhite makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jaromierz Rutski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-26 |