| Lineup | Duke | PG - Barry Keith (fresh) SG - Robert Webb (fresh) SF - Samuel Vincent (fresh) PF - Joshua Duncan (fresh) C - Keith Nicosia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) SG - John Watchman (fresh) SF - James Iwanski (fresh) PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) C - Robert Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Keith Nicosia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Keith Nicosia drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Vincent | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Samford | James Iwanski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Duke | Keith Nicosia snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Barry Keith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Robert Walker grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Samuel Vincent - foul #1 on Samuel Vincent, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Samuel Vincent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Duke | Samuel Vincent snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Samuel Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Iwanski - foul #1 on James Iwanski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Samuel Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Samuel Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Stephen Moore gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Samford | John Watchman makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Robert Walker picks off the pass by Samuel Vincent | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Keith Nicosia blocks the short jumper by Robert Walker | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Keith Nicosia pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Barry Keith hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Samuel Vincent | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the shot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Joshua Duncan misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Stephen Moore snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Stephen Moore scores on a 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Samuel Vincent is fouled on the floor by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Graham (PG), Nicholas Ziehm (SG), Gino Hartigan (SF), Roger McGhehey (PF), Leo Sturdivant (C) Barry Keith, Robert Webb, Samuel Vincent, Joshua Duncan, Keith Nicosia | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG), Michael Sowell (SG), Orville Kell (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, John Watchman, James Iwanski, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) SG - Nicholas Ziehm (fresh) SF - Gino Hartigan (fresh) PF - Roger McGhehey (fresh) C - Leo Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) SG - Michael Sowell (fresh) SF - Orville Kell (fresh) PF - Patrick Young (fresh) C - John Herman (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Duke | Gino Hartigan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Gino Hartigan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Stuart Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Orville Kell gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Samford | John Herman can't finish the layup | 5-9 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Orville Kell tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Sowell - foul #1 on Michael Sowell, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Keith (PG), Joshua Duncan (PF) Steven Graham, Roger McGhehey | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), John Watchman (SG), James Iwanski (SF), Robert Walker (C) Stuart Richardson, Michael Sowell, Orville Kell, John Herman | |
| 14:05 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Patrick Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Barry Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:28 | Samford | John Watchman grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Iwanski | 6-13 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Gino Hartigan double dribbles | 6-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Webb (SG), Samuel Vincent (SF), Keith Nicosia (C) Nicholas Ziehm, Gino Hartigan, Leo Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Moore (PF) Patrick Young | |
| 12:32 | Samford | James Iwanski is hacked by Samuel Vincent - foul #2 on Samuel Vincent, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Gino Hartigan (SF) Samuel Vincent | |
| Subs | Samford | Orville Kell (SF) James Iwanski | |
| 12:16 | Samford | Robert Webb steals it from Orville Kell | 6-13 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Barry Keith lays it in on a great pass from Robert Webb | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | Samford | John Watchman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Duke | Keith Nicosia grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Barry Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Graham (PG), Nicholas Ziehm (SF) Barry Keith, Gino Hartigan | |
| Subs | Samford | John Herman (C) Robert Walker | |
| 11:43 | Samford | Orville Kell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Robert Webb gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) SG - Robert Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ziehm (fresh) PF - Joshua Duncan (fresh) C - Keith Nicosia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Kell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Steven Graham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:34 | Duke | Joshua Duncan hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 11:29 | Samford | John Watchman is called for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG), James Iwanski (SF) Michael Marcantonio, Orville Kell | |
| 11:13 | Duke | Robert Webb misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stuart Richardson - foul #1 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Robert Webb makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Robert Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Herman | 11-13 |
| 11:01 | Samford | John Watchman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 11:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joshua Duncan | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Duke | The 3pt attempt by Robert Webb is denied by Stephen Moore | 11-13 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Joshua Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Keith Nicosia buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Graham | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Stuart Richardson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Keith (PG), Gino Hartigan (SF) Steven Graham, Nicholas Ziehm | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Orville Kell (SG), Patrick Young (PF), Robert Walker (C) Stuart Richardson, John Watchman, Stephen Moore, John Herman | |
| 10:14 | Duke | Keith Nicosia misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Orville Kell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Robert Walker tips it home | 14-15 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Robert Webb scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Keith | 17-15 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gino Hartigan - foul #1 on Gino Hartigan, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm (SG), Roger McGhehey (PF), Leo Sturdivant (C) Robert Webb, Joshua Duncan, Keith Nicosia | |
| Subs | Samford | John Watchman (SG) James Iwanski | |
| 09:09 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Roger McGhehey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Watchman - foul #1 on John Watchman, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Graham (SG) Gino Hartigan | |
| Subs | Samford | Tony Volkman (PG), Stephen Moore (PF) Michael Marcantonio, Patrick Young | |
| 08:48 | Duke | Roger McGhehey makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Roger McGhehey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Robert Walker can't connect on a shot in the lane | 19-16 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Robert Walker hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Orville Kell - foul #1 on Orville Kell, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Gino Hartigan (SF) Barry Keith | |
| Subs | Samford | John Herman (C) Robert Walker | |
| 08:20 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Herman | 20-18 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Steven Graham steals it from Stephen Moore | 20-18 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm can't finish the layup | 20-18 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Orville Kell gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:37 | Samford | John Watchman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Duncan (PF) Roger McGhehey | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Patrick Young (SF) Tony Volkman, Orville Kell | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Ziehm (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gino Hartigan (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Sturdivant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Young (fresh) PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Steven Graham is hacked by Michael Marcantonio - foul #1 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Webb (SG) Gino Hartigan | |
| Subs | Samford | James Iwanski (SF) Stephen Moore | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Steven Graham makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Steven Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:02 | Samford | James Iwanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Keith (PG), Keith Nicosia (C) Steven Graham, Leo Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG), Robert Walker (C) John Watchman, John Herman | |
| 06:34 | Duke | Robert Webb loses the dribble to Michael Marcantonio | 22-18 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio banks in the layup | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Robert Webb hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Keith | 25-20 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Robert Webb - foul #1 on Robert Webb, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Graham (SG), Samuel Vincent (SF) Robert Webb, Nicholas Ziehm | |
| Subs | Samford | Tony Volkman (PG), John Watchman (SG), Orville Kell (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, Michael Sowell, James Iwanski, Patrick Young, Robert Walker | |
| 05:29 | Samford | John Watchman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Volkman | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Joshua Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Webb (SG), Roger McGhehey (PF), Leo Sturdivant (C) Barry Keith, Joshua Duncan, Keith Nicosia | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:57 | Samford | Orville Kell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-23 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Steven Graham pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Steven Graham misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant tips it in | 27-23 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Orville Kell is whistled for a carry | 27-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Keith (PG), Nicholas Ziehm (SG) Steven Graham, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Robert Walker (C) Tony Volkman, Stephen Moore | |
| 04:04 | Duke | Samuel Vincent comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 27-23 |
| 04:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Orville Kell | 27-23 |
| 03:56 | Samford | John Watchman misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Robert Walker is called for the reach on Leo Sturdivant - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Duncan (PF) Roger McGhehey | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SG), James Iwanski (SF), Patrick Young (PF) John Watchman, Orville Kell, John Herman | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Leo Sturdivant misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Patrick Young pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Barry Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Ziehm (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Sturdivant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) SF - James Iwanski (fresh) PF - Patrick Young (fresh) C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Robert Walker hits the finger roll | 28-25 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Barry Keith hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Stuart Richardson - foul #3 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Gino Hartigan (SF), Keith Nicosia (C) Samuel Vincent, Leo Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG) Stuart Richardson | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Barry Keith misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Keith Nicosia snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm is hacked by Michael Sowell - foul #2 on Michael Sowell, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Nicholas Ziehm misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 31-25 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio is fouled on the floor by Gino Hartigan - foul #2 on Gino Hartigan, team foul #5 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Graham (PG) Barry Keith | |
| Subs | Samford | Tony Volkman (PG), Stephen Moore (PF) Michael Marcantonio, Patrick Young | |
| 02:32 | Samford | Tony Volkman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Webb (SG) Nicholas Ziehm | |
| Subs | Samford | John Watchman (SG), John Herman (C) Michael Sowell, Robert Walker | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Keith Nicosia is fouled on the floor by James Iwanski - foul #2 on James Iwanski, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Keith Nicosia misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Keith Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 02:09 | Samford | John Watchman gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Tony Volkman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Vincent (SF) Gino Hartigan | |
| Subs | Samford | Orville Kell (SF) James Iwanski | |
| 01:46 | Duke | Robert Webb misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 01:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tony Volkman | 32-25 |
| 01:41 | Samford | John Watchman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Keith Nicosia pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:27 | Duke | John Herman steals the ball from Samuel Vincent | 32-25 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Steven Graham steps in front of the Tony Volkman pass in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Robert Webb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 32-25 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Tony Volkman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Keith (PG), Nicholas Ziehm (SG) Steven Graham, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Michael Sowell (SG), Patrick Young (PF), Robert Walker (C) Tony Volkman, John Watchman, Stephen Moore, John Herman | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Joshua Duncan knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Ziehm | 34-25 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Michael Sowell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Barry Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Samuel Vincent misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Samuel Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |