| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Borchert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steve Burkett inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone loses the ball out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roy Wilson | 23-25 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Carl Harrison | 25-25 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the turnaround from the left block | 25-27 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost comes up short on the runner from the right block | 25-27 |
| 18:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Wilson | 25-27 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Terrell Whetstone takes the ball from Thomas Borchert | 25-27 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Carl Harrison's pass is intercepted by Ryan Bentley in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Russell Williams banks in the layup set up by Ryan Bentley | 25-29 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Carl Harrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oscar Bertsch - foul #1 on Oscar Bertsch, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Gary Mack, Steve Burkett, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (SF), Warren Mota (PF), Ray Scott (C) Ryan Bentley, Thomas Borchert, Roy Wilson | |
| 17:47 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch is fouled on the floor by Carl Harrison - foul #3 on Carl Harrison, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF) Carl Harrison, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), George Murphey (SG) Russell Williams, Oscar Bertsch | |
| 16:59 | Duke | Richard Land misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-29 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Arthur Krueger scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Richard Land travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (PG), Oscar Bertsch (SG), Thomas Borchert (PF) Ryan Bentley, George Murphey, Warren Mota | |
| 16:09 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Terrell Whetstone | 31-29 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Jimmy Prevost is called for the reach on Thomas Borchert - foul #2 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Steve Burkett (SF) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Raymond Youngquist | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Wilson (C) Ray Scott | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Land (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Borchert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Duke | Russell Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Gary Mack buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Burkett | 33-32 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Carl Harrison steals it from Richard Land in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Steve Burkett is fouled on the floor by Richard Land - foul #1 on Richard Land, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), George Murphey (SF) Oscar Bertsch, Richard Land | |
| 14:59 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Steve Burkett grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Wilson | 33-32 |
| 14:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Wilson | 33-32 |
| 14:14 | Duke | Roy Wilson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 33-32 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Thomas Borchert tips it in | 33-34 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Carl Harrison works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Mack | 36-34 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Russell Williams can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost's pass is intercepted by Ryan Bentley | 36-34 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Gary Mack takes the ball from Russell Williams in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Gary Mack lays it up and in | 38-34 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Russell Williams's pass is intercepted by Carl Harrison | 38-34 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Carl Harrison blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 38-34 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Gary Mack is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Mack, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Gary Mack, Steve Burkett, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Bertsch (SG), Richard Land (SF), Warren Mota (PF), Ray Scott (C) Russell Williams, George Murphey, Thomas Borchert, Roy Wilson | |
| 12:21 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Richard Land grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Ryan Bentley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (fresh) SG - John Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Land (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Mota (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from John Oliver and he's hacked by Richard Land - foul #2 on Richard Land, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Ryan Bentley steals the ball from Arthur Krueger | 41-37 |
| 10:47 | Duke | John Oliver is called for the reach on Oscar Bertsch in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Oliver, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (PG), Keith Samson (PF), Roy Wilson (C) Ryan Bentley, Warren Mota, Ray Scott | |
| 10:24 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Richard Stiltner is called for 3 seconds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SG), Thomas Borchert (PF) Richard Land, Keith Samson | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Roy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Terrell Whetstone - foul #3 on Terrell Whetstone, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG) Carl Harrison, Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Scott (C) Roy Wilson | |
| 09:37 | Duke | Russell Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Murphey | 41-43 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Thomas Borchert denies the turnaround by Steve Burkett | 41-43 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Thomas Borchert pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Thomas Borchert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SG), Arthur Krueger (PF) John Oliver, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG) Oscar Bertsch | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Ray Scott steals the ball from Steve Burkett | 41-43 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Neal Gidley is called for the reach on Ryan Bentley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Gidley, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Steve Burkett, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:43 | Duke | Thomas Borchert blows the layup but he's hacked by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (SF), Warren Mota (C) Russell Williams, Ray Scott | |
| 08:43 | Duke | Thomas Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Thomas Borchert misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Neal Gidley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 07:56 | Duke | George Murphey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (PG), John Oliver (SG), Carl Harrison (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Bertsch (SG), Roy Wilson (C) George Murphey, Thomas Borchert | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Richard Stiltner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF) Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (PG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Land (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Mota (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 07:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 43-44 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Steve Burkett comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Wilson - foul #1 on Roy Wilson, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Ray Scott (C) Richard Land, Roy Wilson | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Steve Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Steve Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:59 | Duke | Ray Scott tips it home | 45-46 |
| 06:48 | Houston | The short jumper by Steve Burkett is denied by Ray Scott | 45-46 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Carl Harrison snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison is hacked by Ray Scott - foul #1 on Ray Scott, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (PG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) Carl Harrison, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SG), Keith Samson (PF) Ryan Bentley, Warren Mota | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-46 |
| 06:24 | Duke | George Murphey pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Russell Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stiltner - foul #2 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Richard Stiltner, John Oliver, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (SF), Thomas Borchert (PF) Oscar Bertsch, Keith Samson | |
| 06:22 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Russell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Borchert - foul #1 on Thomas Borchert, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Wilson (C) Ray Scott | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Russell Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-47 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Thomas Borchert doubles Jimmy Prevost and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Thomas Borchert, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Carl Harrison (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Gary Mack, Raymond Youngquist, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Oscar Bertsch (SG) Russell Williams, George Murphey | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Thomas Borchert gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Thomas Borchert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Roy Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Thomas Borchert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Prevost - foul #3 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #10 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF) Neal Gidley, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SG), Ray Scott (C) Richard Land, Roy Wilson | |
| 04:54 | Duke | Thomas Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Thomas Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Arthur Krueger can't throw it down | 48-49 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Arthur Krueger misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Arthur Krueger gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Carl Harrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Steve Burkett grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Carl Harrison clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 03:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ryan Bentley | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Murphey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Thomas Borchert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Duke | George Murphey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Murphey, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, John Oliver, Steve Burkett, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (PG), Richard Land (SF), Warren Mota (PF), Roy Wilson (C) Ryan Bentley, Oscar Bertsch, Thomas Borchert, Ray Scott | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-49 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Roy Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:44 | Duke | George Murphey can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Bertsch (SG), Thomas Borchert (PF) George Murphey, Warren Mota | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Gary Mack hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 02:21 | Duke | Richard Land pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Carl Harrison is hacked by Thomas Borchert during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Thomas Borchert, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF) Raymond Youngquist | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG) Richard Land | |
| 01:51 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Russell Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 01:21 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Thomas Borchert grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Williams | 50-51 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Ryan Bentley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Thomas Borchert tips it in | 52-53 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Gary Mack hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Oscar Bertsch - foul #2 on Oscar Bertsch, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Russell Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steve Burkett misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |