| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Curtis Donaldson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitch Burk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gainey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Worden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald Saylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Kincaid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Boone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | George Kincaid inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Ronald Saylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Mitch Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:26 | Colorado | George Kincaid takes the ball from Curtis Donaldson | 26-28 |
| 18:57 | Duke | George Kincaid makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Marvin Sanders | 26-30 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Charles Worden is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Worden, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Ronald Saylor comes up short on the runner in the paint | 26-30 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 17:57 | Colorado | William Gainey makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Donaldson | 28-30 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Marvin Sanders's pass is intercepted by Curtis Donaldson | 28-30 |
| 17:19 | Colorado | Mitch Burk connects on the floater from the right side | 30-30 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Ronald Saylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Perkins (PG), Alan Schwabenbauer (PF), Michael McElroy (C) Curtis Donaldson, Donald Powell, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), David Johnson (SG), Tracey Gifford (SF), Oleg Winarski (PF), James Worthley (C) Ronald Saylor, Marvin Sanders, George Kincaid, Justin Boone, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| 16:27 | Colorado | George Perkins scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Jay Christie hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 32-30 |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Mitch Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Mitch Burk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 15:42 | Duke | James Worthley grabs the board | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitch Burk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Gainey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jay Christie (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracey Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Winarski (fresh) C - James Worthley (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Duke | James Worthley clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael McElroy - foul #1 on Michael McElroy, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson (PG), Ted Kirkpatrick (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Donald Powell (PF), Charles Worden (C) George Perkins, Mitch Burk, William Gainey, Alan Schwabenbauer, Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), Marvin Sanders (SG), Justin Boone (PF) Jay Christie, David Johnson, Oleg Winarski | |
| 15:20 | Duke | James Worthley misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:20 | Duke | James Worthley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | Ted Kirkpatrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 15:11 | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson tips it home | 34-31 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Ronald Saylor drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Justin Boone | 34-34 |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Donald Powell is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Kincaid (SF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Tracey Gifford, James Worthley | |
| 14:27 | Duke | Justin Boone makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Saylor and the foul's on Curtis Donaldson - foul #2 on Curtis Donaldson, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Justin Boone makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Donald Powell scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 13:55 | Duke | George Kincaid can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Williams, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gainey (SF) Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:55 | Duke | George Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:55 | Duke | George Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:33 | Colorado | Donald Powell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Ronald Saylor grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Ted Kirkpatrick steals the ball from George Kincaid | 36-38 |
| 13:01 | Colorado | Ted Kirkpatrick misses the shot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Marvin Sanders gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Justin Boone misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Powell - foul #1 on Donald Powell, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Perkins (PG), Mitch Burk (SG), Alan Schwabenbauer (PF), Michael McElroy (C) Curtis Donaldson, Ted Kirkpatrick, Donald Powell, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), Tracey Gifford (SF) Ronald Saylor, George Kincaid | |
| 12:37 | Duke | Justin Boone makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Justin Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | William Gainey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Gainey - foul #2 on William Gainey, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Williams (SF) William Gainey | |
| Subs | Duke | David Johnson (SG), Oleg Winarski (PF) Marvin Sanders, Justin Boone | |
| 11:58 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:42 | Colorado | Daniel Williams is fouled on the floor by Tommy Pendergraft - foul #2 on Tommy Pendergraft, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Worthley (C) Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitch Burk (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) PF - Alan Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jay Christie (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracey Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Winarski (fresh) C - James Worthley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | Mitch Burk buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Tracey Gifford scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 10:42 | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer's pass is intercepted by James Worthley | 41-43 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Jay Christie is hacked by Daniel Williams - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson (PG), William Gainey (SF), Donald Powell (PF), Charles Worden (C) George Perkins, Daniel Williams, Alan Schwabenbauer, Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG), George Kincaid (SF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) David Johnson, Tracey Gifford, James Worthley | |
| 10:13 | Duke | Jay Christie makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Jay Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:56 | Colorado | Mitch Burk is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), Justin Boone (PF) Jay Christie, Oleg Winarski | |
| 09:27 | Duke | George Kincaid misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Colorado | William Gainey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:38 | Duke | George Kincaid can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | William Gainey gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | William Gainey lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Donaldson and the foul's on George Kincaid - foul #2 on George Kincaid, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ted Kirkpatrick (SG) Mitch Burk | |
| Subs | Duke | James Worthley (C) Tommy Pendergraft | |
| 08:31 | Colorado | William Gainey makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Duke | Donald Powell steals the ball from George Kincaid | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | Charles Worden is hacked by George Kincaid - foul #3 on George Kincaid, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer (PF), Michael McElroy (C) Donald Powell, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Duke | Oleg Winarski (PF) Justin Boone | |
| 07:48 | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 07:47 | Duke | James Worthley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:23 | Duke | George Kincaid is fouled on the floor by William Gainey - foul #3 on William Gainey, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Perkins (PG) Curtis Donaldson | |
| Subs | Duke | David Johnson (SG) Marvin Sanders | |
| 07:23 | Duke | George Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:23 | Duke | George Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ted Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Gainey (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald Saylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kincaid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Oleg Winarski (fresh) C - James Worthley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Colorado | William Gainey is denied on a layup by Oleg Winarski | 44-49 |
| 06:58 | Duke | James Worthley pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Ronald Saylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mitch Burk (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Charles Worden (C) Ted Kirkpatrick, William Gainey, Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Duke | Jay Christie (PG), Tracey Gifford (SF), Justin Boone (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Ronald Saylor, George Kincaid, Oleg Winarski, James Worthley | |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jay Christie - foul #1 on Jay Christie, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson (PG) George Perkins | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Sanders (SG) David Johnson | |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft lays it up and in set up by Marvin Sanders | 46-51 |
| 05:38 | Colorado | Alan Schwabenbauer loses the ball out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gainey (SF), Donald Powell (PF) Daniel Williams, Alan Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:19 | Duke | Tracey Gifford clanks a runner in the lane | 46-51 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Mitch Burk gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Mitch Burk comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:55 | Duke | Justin Boone snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses long on a shot from the left block | 46-51 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | Donald Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Donald Powell knocks in the turnaround from close range | 48-51 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Tracey Gifford misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Curtis Donaldson gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:31 | Colorado | Donald Powell knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Donaldson | 50-51 |
| 03:25 | Duke | Jay Christie loses the dribble to Mitch Burk in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Mitch Burk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tommy Pendergraft | 50-51 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael McElroy (C) Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Saylor (PG), George Kincaid (SF), Oleg Winarski (PF) Jay Christie, Tracey Gifford, Justin Boone | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Curtis Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitch Burk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Gainey (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald Saylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - George Kincaid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Oleg Winarski (fresh) C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Duke | Marvin Sanders is hacked by Curtis Donaldson - foul #3 on Curtis Donaldson, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Worthley (C) Tommy Pendergraft | |
| 02:42 | Duke | Marvin Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Marvin Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:21 | Colorado | Donald Powell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Donald Powell tips it home | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Worden (C) Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Boone (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Oleg Winarski, James Worthley | |
| 01:50 | Duke | George Kincaid makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Saylor | 52-56 |
| 01:24 | Colorado | Charles Worden hits a shot from close range | 54-56 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Donald Powell steps in front of the Justin Boone pass | 54-56 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Charles Worden misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommy Pendergraft - foul #3 on Tommy Pendergraft, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Charles Worden misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Charles Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | Donald Powell picks off the pass by Ronald Saylor | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Donald Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Donald Powell hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Duke | The jump hook by Tommy Pendergraft is blocked by Charles Worden | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Justin Boone gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |