| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Trevor Harding inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Germain - foul #1 on Robert Germain, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| 19:47 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 19:47 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Todd Howe grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Sean Starkey blocks the jumper by Jan Underwood | 26-42 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Jan Underwood is fouled on the floor by Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 18:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robin Grundy | 26-42 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Robin Grundy knocks in the jumper from the right side | 28-42 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey double dribbles | 28-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 17:08 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Howe | 30-42 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG) Jan Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 16:24 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clarence Hopson, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Dirksen (C) Todd Howe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Clarence Hopson picks off the pass by Willie Longacre in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Robin Grundy (C) Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Larry Woodward picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 31-42 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits the finger roll | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey knocks in the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Clarence Hopson - foul #3 on Clarence Hopson, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Todd Howe (PF) Clarence Hopson, Anthony Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Robin Grundy pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Todd Howe drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jan Underwood | 35-44 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Robin Grundy tips it home | 37-47 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Howe - foul #3 on Todd Howe, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Andrew Cobb, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 37-48 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shane Callas | 39-50 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Todd Howe double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SF) Trevor Harding | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (SG) Larry Woodward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:45 | Duke | Willie Fellman is fouled on the floor by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Willie Fellman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Fellman, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (SG), Vincent Dirksen (C) Jan Underwood, Todd Howe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Hamilton swats the short shot by Sean Starkey | 39-50 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 39-50 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the lay-in | 39-50 |
| 11:26 | Duke | Clarence Hopson pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Bell (fresh) SF - Willie Fellman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Duke | James Bell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Hamilton | 42-50 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Clarence Hopson snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:44 | Duke | James Bell knocks in the 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the floater from the right wing set up by Shane Callas | 45-52 |
| 10:11 | Duke | James Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 45-52 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Larry Woodward (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Todd Howe (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Clarence Hopson, James Bell, Willie Fellman, Anthony Hamilton, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 09:34 | Duke | Larry Woodward knocks in the jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow clanks a runner in the paint | 47-52 |
| 09:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robin Grundy | 47-52 |
| 09:05 | Duke | Jan Underwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Todd Howe tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow jams it | 49-54 |
| 08:30 | Duke | Larry Woodward clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-54 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Robin Grundy pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Larry Woodward buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Underwood | 52-54 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Todd Howe snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Grundy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Sean Starkey (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Duke | The short jumper by Larry Woodward is denied by Travis Brumbelow | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Grundy | 52-54 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Jan Underwood snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Todd Howe comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Todd Howe tips it in | 54-54 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Larry Woodward is called for the reach on Robert Germain - foul #3 on Larry Woodward, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), Anthony Hamilton (C) Jan Underwood, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Larry Woodward steals the ball from Robert Germain | 54-54 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Todd Howe throws it down set up by Larry Woodward | 56-54 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Clarence Hopson picks off the pass by Robert Germain | 56-54 |
| 05:29 | Duke | Trevor Harding is fouled on the floor by Freddie Robinson - foul #3 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Vincent Dirksen (C) Clarence Hopson, Todd Howe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:29 | Duke | Trevor Harding makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:29 | Duke | Trevor Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is fouled on the floor by Vincent Dirksen - foul #2 on Vincent Dirksen, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 04:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 58-54 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton hits the finger roll | 60-54 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Hamilton denies the turnaround by Freddie Robinson | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Shane Callas takes the ball from Jan Underwood | 60-54 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 03:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Vincent Dirksen | 60-54 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Todd Howe (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Anthony Hamilton, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF) Robert Germain | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Larry Woodward is hacked by Shane Callas - foul #3 on Shane Callas, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Travis Brumbelow | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 02:57 | Duke | Robin Grundy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Duke | Larry Woodward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-54 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Trevor Harding tips it in | 64-54 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 02:33 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jan Underwood | 64-54 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Trevor Harding | 67-54 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jan Underwood - foul #1 on Jan Underwood, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), James Bell (SG), Willie Fellman (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Jan Underwood, Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Todd Howe, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 67-55 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow comes up short on the shot in the paint | 67-55 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Duke | Willie Fellman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | James Bell takes the ball from Willie Longacre | 67-55 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Vincent Dirksen - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen grabs the board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | James Bell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Clarence Hopson steps in front of the Clayton Ellis pass | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Clarence Hopson runs out the clock | 69-55 |