| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Boles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Chivers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Warren Lewellen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ralph Boles inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol banks in the layup set up by Robert Hubbard | 35-31 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Bruce Miller knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Parker | 35-33 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Ralph Boles loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Duke | William Zeimet comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Hampton - foul #2 on Christopher Hampton, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Duke | William Zeimet makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Duke | William Zeimet makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on William Zeimet - foul #1 on William Zeimet, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Duke | William Zeimet snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Hampton - foul #3 on Christopher Hampton, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Kelley (PF) Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 18:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Hugo Canterbury | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Edward Kelley is called for the reach on Warren Lewellen - foul #1 on Edward Kelley, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Joel Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hubbard - foul #2 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Parker | 37-41 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Robert Chivers is fouled on the floor by William Zeimet - foul #2 on William Zeimet, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Rex Spikes (SG), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Ralph Boles, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (PG), Rolando Benson (SG), Joseph Nugent (SF), Clarence Lobo (PF) Joel Parker, William Zeimet, Bruce Miller, Warren Lewellen | |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Edward Kelley is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Clarence Lobo misses the jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Keith Peltier gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Joseph Nugent steals the ball from Keith Peltier | 37-41 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Joseph Nugent hits the finger roll | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Joseph Nugent is called for the reach on Edward Kelley - foul #2 on Joseph Nugent, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Bruce Miller (SF) Joseph Nugent, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Rex Spikes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Rolando Benson pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Ivan Daniels hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Miller | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Spikes (fresh) SF - Anthony Nicol (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edward Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rolando Benson (fresh) C - Clarence Lobo (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Edward Kelley misses short on a jump hook from close range | 37-45 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol tips it in | 39-45 |
| 15:31 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 39-45 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Bruce Miller tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Edward Kelley snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Keith Peltier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Clarence Lobo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Ivan Daniels misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rex Spikes - foul #1 on Rex Spikes, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Stacey Lukasik (SG), Michael Matos (SF), Christopher Hampton (PF), Robert Chivers (C) Keith Peltier, Rex Spikes, Anthony Nicol, Edward Kelley, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Warren Lewellen (PF) Joel Parker, Rolando Benson | |
| 15:15 | Duke | Ivan Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Ivan Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Michael Matos comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Lobo - foul #3 on Clarence Lobo, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Hugo Canterbury (C) Clarence Lobo | |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Michael Matos misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses the jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Warren Lewellen tips it in | 40-48 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Michael Matos comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Bruce Miller snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Ivan Daniels is fouled on the floor by Robert Chivers - foul #3 on Robert Chivers, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Rolando Benson (SF) Ivan Daniels, Bruce Miller | |
| 14:01 | Duke | William Zeimet misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Hubbard | 40-48 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Robert Chivers clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 13:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Rolando Benson | 40-48 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury loses the ball out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) Warren Lewellen | |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Hugo Canterbury steals it from Christopher Hampton | 40-48 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Joel Parker scores on a shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Clarence Lobo's floater is tipped away by Robert Chivers | 43-50 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Robert Chivers is fouled on the floor by Hugo Canterbury - foul #1 on Hugo Canterbury, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Anthony Nicol (SG), Ralph Boles (SF), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Stacey Lukasik, Michael Matos, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (PG), Bruce Miller (SF), Roy Graves (C) Joel Parker, William Zeimet, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Clarence Lobo - foul #4 on Clarence Lobo, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (SG) Clarence Lobo | |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Bruce Miller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ralph Boles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ivan Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Nugent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rolando Benson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 45-53 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton is fouled on the floor by Ivan Daniels - foul #4 on Ivan Daniels, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Ivan Daniels travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Kelley (PF) Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Lewellen (PF) Joseph Nugent | |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Edward Kelley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Edward Kelley, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG) Ivan Daniels | |
| 10:44 | Duke | Bruce Miller splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Parker | 47-55 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol is fouled on the floor by Roy Graves - foul #2 on Roy Graves, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG) Keith Peltier | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (SG), Hugo Canterbury (C) Rolando Benson, Roy Graves | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hubbard - foul #3 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Hampton (PF) Edward Kelley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:16 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Bruce Miller grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-56 |
| 10:00 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Miller | 47-56 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury hits a driving attempt in the paint | 47-58 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard blows the layup | 47-58 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Ralph Boles grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Bruce Miller pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury's floater is tipped away by Ralph Boles | 47-58 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Hugo Canterbury steals the ball from Anthony Nicol | 47-58 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bruce Miller and the foul's on Cecil Dixon - foul #2 on Cecil Dixon, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Stacey Lukasik (SG), Michael Matos (SF), Edward Kelley (PF), Robert Chivers (C) Robert Hubbard, Anthony Nicol, Ralph Boles, Christopher Hampton, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Rolando Benson (SF), Roy Graves (PF) Joel Parker, Bruce Miller, Warren Lewellen | |
| 08:20 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Robert Chivers's floater is tipped away by Hugo Canterbury | 47-61 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Rolando Benson snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacey Lukasik (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Chivers (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ivan Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolando Benson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roy Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:49 | Duke | William Zeimet's pass is intercepted by Edward Kelley | 47-61 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Edward Kelley misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Zeimet - foul #3 on William Zeimet, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG), Clarence Lobo (PF) Ivan Daniels, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Edward Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Edward Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:14 | Duke | William Zeimet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-61 |
| 07:12 | Duke | William Zeimet snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Joseph Nugent clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Chivers | 49-61 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik is whistled for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Christopher Hampton (PF) Keith Peltier, Edward Kelley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:37 | Duke | The jumper by Joseph Nugent is denied by Robert Chivers | 49-61 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Robert Chivers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 06:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joseph Nugent | 49-61 |
| 06:16 | Duke | William Zeimet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 06:05 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard blows the layup | 49-63 |
| 06:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Graves | 49-63 |
| 05:57 | Duke | William Zeimet misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 49-63 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Robert Chivers pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik is hacked by William Zeimet - foul #4 on William Zeimet, team foul #10 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Nicol (SF) Michael Matos | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Ivan Daniels (SG), Bruce Miller (SF), Hugo Canterbury (C) Joseph Nugent, William Zeimet, Rolando Benson, Roy Graves | |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller's floater is knocked away by Stacey Lukasik | 50-63 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Clarence Lobo swats the short shot by Anthony Nicol | 50-63 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Robert Chivers tips it back up and in | 52-63 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Chivers - foul #4 on Robert Chivers, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Ralph Boles (SF), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Stacey Lukasik, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Lewellen (PF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 05:09 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Joel Parker pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:42 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-65 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Warren Lewellen tips it in | 52-67 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon scores on a turnaround in the lane | 54-67 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Bruce Miller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Michael Matos (SF) Keith Peltier, Ralph Boles | |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Clarence Lobo (PF) Ivan Daniels, Warren Lewellen | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Lobo (fresh) 4 pf. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Lobo | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Clarence Lobo grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 03:02 | Duke | William Zeimet knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Miller | 54-71 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-71 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon misses the tip | 54-71 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Bruce Miller gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:11 | Duke | The jumper by Joel Parker is denied by Christopher Hampton | 54-71 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Cecil Dixon | 54-71 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Clarence Lobo gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Michael Matos is called for the reach on Bruce Miller - foul #4 on Michael Matos, team foul #11 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Stacey Lukasik (SG), Ralph Boles (SF), Edward Kelley (PF) Robert Hubbard, Anthony Nicol, Michael Matos, Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Lewellen (PF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 01:24 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by Hugo Canterbury | 54-73 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon tips it in | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Keith Peltier travels with the ball | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joel Parker runs out the clock | 56-73 |