| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Borton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Crispin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pete Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Kincaid (fresh) PF - Justin Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | George Kincaid inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Duke | Marvin Sanders double dribbles | 23-34 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Pete Hardin drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Christopher Courtney denies the turnaround by Marvin Sanders | 25-34 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Paul Crispin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Tommy Pendergraft - foul #4 on Tommy Pendergraft, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jay Wilmes (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Duke | James Worthley (C) Tommy Pendergraft | |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:18 | Duke | Justin Boone is denied on a dunk by Pete Hardin | 27-34 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Ronald Saylor tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | The short jumper by Paul Crispin is denied by James Worthley | 27-36 |
| 17:54 | Duke | George Kincaid grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Ronald Saylor banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jonathan Borton - foul #3 on Jonathan Borton, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Danny Hey (SF), John Coleman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Jonathan Borton, Jay Wilmes, Paul Crispin, Christopher Courtney, Pete Hardin | |
| Subs | Duke | David Johnson (SG), Tracey Gifford (SF), Oleg Winarski (PF) Marvin Sanders, George Kincaid, Justin Boone | |
| 17:32 | Duke | Ronald Saylor makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Danny Hey buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Coleman | 29-39 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Tracey Gifford is hacked by Danny Hey - foul #3 on Danny Hey, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Dowling (SF) Danny Hey | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG) Ronald Saylor | |
| 16:36 | Duke | Oleg Winarski blows the wide open layup | 29-39 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | John Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 29-39 |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Oleg Winarski steals it from Jerry Hawkes | 29-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Hawkes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dowling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jay Christie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tracey Gifford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Winarski (fairly fresh) C - James Worthley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Duke | David Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Landry - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Borton (PG), Jay Wilmes (SG), Paul Crispin (SF), Christopher Courtney (PF), Pete Hardin (C) Jerry Hawkes, Robert Landry, Michael Dowling, John Coleman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG), George Kincaid (SF), Justin Boone (PF) Tracey Gifford, Oleg Winarski, James Worthley | |
| 15:19 | Duke | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:19 | Duke | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | The jumper by Jonathan Borton is denied by David Johnson | 29-40 |
| 15:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Justin Boone is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by George Kincaid and the foul's on Pete Hardin - foul #1 on Pete Hardin, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), James Worthley (C) Jay Christie, David Johnson | |
| 14:39 | Duke | Justin Boone misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Pete Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Jay Wilmes is called for traveling | 29-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (SF) Paul Crispin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:14 | Duke | Ronald Saylor loses the dribble to Pete Hardin in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Jay Wilmes makes the jump hook from close range | 31-42 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Jay Wilmes steps in front of the Justin Boone pass | 31-42 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Jay Wilmes throws it down | 33-42 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Marvin Sanders makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Pete Hardin - foul #2 on Pete Hardin, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes (PG), Michael Dowling (SG), Paul Crispin (SF), John Coleman (PF), Edward Hibbard (C) Jonathan Borton, Jay Wilmes, Danny Hey, Christopher Courtney, Pete Hardin | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), Tracey Gifford (SF), Oleg Winarski (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Ronald Saylor, George Kincaid, Justin Boone, James Worthley | |
| 13:04 | Duke | Marvin Sanders misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Paul Crispin pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Michael Dowling hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Jay Christie is hacked by Michael Dowling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dowling, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Duke | David Johnson (SG) Marvin Sanders | |
| 12:30 | Duke | Jay Christie misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-44 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Oleg Winarski makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Tommy Pendergraft and he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Landry (SG), Danny Hey (SF), Pete Hardin (C) Michael Dowling, Paul Crispin, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:45 | Duke | Oleg Winarski makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Hawkes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Hey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jay Christie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tracey Gifford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Winarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | John Coleman misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-47 |
| 11:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tracey Gifford | 35-47 |
| 11:00 | Duke | John Coleman is called for the reach on Oleg Winarski - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #8 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Borton (PG), Christopher Courtney (PF) Jerry Hawkes, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), Marvin Sanders (SG), Justin Boone (PF) Jay Christie, David Johnson, Tracey Gifford | |
| 11:00 | Duke | Oleg Winarski misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Pete Hardin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Landry and the foul's on Tommy Pendergraft - foul #5 on Tommy Pendergraft, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jay Wilmes (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Duke | George Kincaid (SF), James Worthley (C) Oleg Winarski, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Pete Hardin makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Justin Boone loses the dribble to Danny Hey | 38-47 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Courtney, team foul #9 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Crispin (SF), Edward Hibbard (C) Danny Hey, Pete Hardin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:48 | Duke | Justin Boone's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Courtney | 38-47 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Ronald Saylor grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:30 | Duke | James Worthley is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Saylor | 38-49 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Jonathan Borton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Justin Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:08 | Duke | James Worthley is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Hibbard - foul #4 on Edward Hibbard, team foul #10 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Danny Hey (SF), John Coleman (PF), Pete Hardin (C) Jonathan Borton, Jay Wilmes, Paul Crispin, Christopher Courtney, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), David Johnson (SG), Tracey Gifford (SF) Ronald Saylor, Marvin Sanders, George Kincaid | |
| 09:08 | Duke | James Worthley misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:08 | Duke | James Worthley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin Boone - foul #2 on Justin Boone, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG) James Worthley | |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Justin Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | David Johnson denies the turnaround by Pete Hardin | 40-50 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Justin Boone pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Danny Hey is called for the reach on Jay Christie - foul #4 on Danny Hey, team foul #11 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Dowling (SF) Danny Hey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:19 | Duke | Jay Christie makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Jay Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Tracey Gifford pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Tracey Gifford is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 07:41 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Tracey Gifford | 40-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Hawkes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dowling (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jay Christie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tracey Gifford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Boone (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Jay Christie misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jerry Hawkes | 40-52 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Justin Boone swats the dunk try by Pete Hardin | 40-52 |
| 06:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Marvin Sanders | 40-52 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Justin Boone hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 40-52 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Michael Dowling grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Pete Hardin connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Hawkes | 42-52 |
| 05:59 | Duke | David Johnson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Tracey Gifford and he's hacked by Pete Hardin - foul #3 on Pete Hardin, team foul #12 | 42-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Borton (PG), Jay Wilmes (SG), Paul Crispin (SF), Christopher Courtney (PF), Edward Hibbard (C) Jerry Hawkes, Robert Landry, Michael Dowling, John Coleman, Pete Hardin | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), George Kincaid (SF), Oleg Winarski (PF), James Worthley (C) Jay Christie, Marvin Sanders, Tracey Gifford, Justin Boone | |
| 05:59 | Duke | David Johnson makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Jonathan Borton is fouled on the floor by Oleg Winarski - foul #3 on Oleg Winarski, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG) David Johnson | |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Jay Wilmes scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Crispin | 44-55 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Edward Hibbard is called for the reach on James Worthley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Hibbard, team foul #13 | 44-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Thomas (C) Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:27 | Duke | James Worthley makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:27 | Duke | James Worthley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Paul Crispin pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Paul Crispin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Thomas and the foul's on George Kincaid - foul #1 on George Kincaid, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Paul Crispin makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Ronald Saylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Winarski | 47-59 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | The short jumper by Paul Crispin is denied by James Worthley | 47-59 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Oleg Winarski gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:05 | Duke | George Kincaid buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Sanders | 47-62 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Paul Crispin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Courtney | 49-62 |
| 03:28 | Duke | James Worthley is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Sanders | 49-64 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Borton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Wilmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Crispin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald Saylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Sanders (tiring) 9 pts. SF - George Kincaid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Winarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Worthley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney hits a jumper from the left side | 51-64 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Marvin Sanders misses the dunk attempt | 51-64 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Paul Crispin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Borton | 54-64 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Hawkes (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Danny Hey (SF), John Coleman (PF), Pete Hardin (C) Jonathan Borton, Jay Wilmes, Paul Crispin, Christopher Courtney, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), David Johnson (SG), Tracey Gifford (SF), Justin Boone (PF) Ronald Saylor, Marvin Sanders, George Kincaid, Oleg Winarski | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Jay Christie is hacked by Jerry Hawkes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Hawkes, team foul #14 | 54-64 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Jay Christie misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Jay Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Justin Boone steps in front of the John Coleman pass | 54-65 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Robert Landry is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #15 | 54-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Borton (PG), Paul Crispin (SF), Christopher Courtney (PF) Jerry Hawkes, Danny Hey, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), George Kincaid (SF) Jay Christie, Tracey Gifford | |
| 01:59 | Duke | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:59 | Duke | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Pete Hardin snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | James Worthley steals the ball from Jonathan Borton | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Duke | James Worthley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-66 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Crispin | 54-66 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Jonathan Borton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Christopher Courtney gets the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Robert Landry travels with the ball | 54-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG) David Johnson | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Duke | George Kincaid's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Hardin | 54-66 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Justin Boone snags the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Ronald Saylor runs out the clock | 54-66 |