| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chase Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's floater is tipped away by Conrad Lapp | 28-37 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden tips it in | 30-37 |
| 19:35 | Duke | John Rothe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-37 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Chase Bishop snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:54 | Duke | John Rothe misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Frankie Rank hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Conrad Lapp blocks the short jumper by Michael White | 30-39 |
| 18:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 30-39 |
| 18:21 | Duke | The jumper by Conrad Lapp is denied by Clarence Roberts | 30-39 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Conrad Lapp steals it from Patrick Thibodeau | 30-39 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Conrad Lapp's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 30-39 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Conrad Lapp can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Michael White snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 30-39 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Chase Bishop snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Frankie Rank drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by George Deleon | 30-41 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Irvin Foster scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Chase Bishop - foul #3 on Chase Bishop, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), Steven McWethy (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Anthony Lam (C) John Rothe, Frankie Rank, Chase Bishop, Conrad Lapp | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Steven McWethy lays it up and in | 32-43 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk | 32-43 |
| 16:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 32-43 |
| 16:28 | Duke | George Deleon can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:28 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:28 | Duke | George Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Carlton Perry takes the ball from Raymond Stephens | 32-44 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Carlton Perry double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Chase Bishop (PF) Carlton Perry, Anthony Lam | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chase Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven McWethy (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-44 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Steven McWethy grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 15:14 | Duke | Irvin Foster steps in front of the Steven McWethy pass | 32-44 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chase Bishop - foul #4 on Chase Bishop, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Lawrence Spence, Chase Bishop, Steven McWethy | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Conrad Lapp swats the short shot by Clarence Roberts | 34-44 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 14:14 | Duke | John Rothe misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:14 | Duke | John Rothe makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:14 | Duke | John Rothe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Michael White scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 37-46 |
| 13:51 | Duke | John Rothe hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Conrad Lapp - foul #1 on Conrad Lapp, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), Steven McWethy (SF) John Rothe, Frankie Rank | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Steven McWethy snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:24 | Duke | George Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG), Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (C) George Deleon, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Steven McWethy can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-48 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:40 | Duke | Paul Carr takes the ball from Lawrence Spence | 40-48 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Lawrence Spence pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Lawrence Spence drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Anthony Lam | 40-51 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Roland Nieman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Steven McWethy grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Steven McWethy drills a shot from close range set up by Roland Geraghty | 40-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael White (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven McWethy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Roland Geraghty - foul #2 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), George Deleon (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Roland Geraghty, Frankie Rank, Steven McWethy, Anthony Lam | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 11:16 | Duke | Raymond Stephens steps in front of the George Deleon pass | 43-53 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 45-53 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Lawrence Spence loses the dribble to Patrick Thibodeau | 45-53 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Lawrence Spence is hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven McWethy (SF) Lawrence Spence | |
| 09:32 | Duke | Steven McWethy hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Rothe and he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (C) Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 09:32 | Duke | Steven McWethy makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Thibodeau | 50-56 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Steven McWethy misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:49 | Duke | George Deleon's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 50-56 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Frankie Rank swats the short shot by Raymond Stephens | 50-56 |
| 08:36 | Duke | John Rothe pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Steven McWethy drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Rothe | 50-58 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | John Rothe steps in front of the Clarence Roberts pass | 50-58 |
| 07:55 | Duke | George Deleon lays it in on a great pass from John Rothe | 50-60 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the shot near the basket | 50-60 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Frankie Rank pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Deleon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven McWethy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Patrick Thibodeau is called for the reach on Anthony Lam - foul #4 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG), Lawrence Spence (SG), Chase Bishop (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) John Rothe, George Deleon, Steven McWethy, Anthony Lam | |
| 07:13 | Duke | Conrad Lapp is called for 3 seconds | 50-60 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a shot in the lane | 50-60 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Conrad Lapp snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Frankie Rank tips it in | 50-62 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Roland Geraghty - foul #3 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (SF) Frankie Rank | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 50-62 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Conrad Lapp connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Roland Geraghty | 50-64 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Paul Carr drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael White | 52-64 |
| 04:53 | Duke | George Deleon drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Roland Geraghty and he's hacked by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Carlton Perry (PF), Steven McWethy (C) Roland Geraghty, Chase Bishop, Conrad Lapp | |
| 04:53 | Duke | George Deleon makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Patrick Thibodeau | 52-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:15 | Duke | Steven McWethy misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-67 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Carr | 52-67 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Lawrence Spence picks off the pass by Paul Carr | 52-67 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Lawrence Spence misses the easy layup | 52-67 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Carlton Perry tips it back up and in | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr's layup is rejected by Steven McWethy | 52-69 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the tip | 52-69 |
| 03:28 | Duke | Steven McWethy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Spence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Deleon (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven McWethy (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Duke | George Deleon's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 52-69 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Roland Nieman knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 54-69 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Lawrence Spence scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Rothe | 54-72 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Michael White clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-72 |
| 02:19 | Duke | George Deleon gets the rebound | 54-72 |
| 02:14 | Duke | George Deleon hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Rothe | 54-74 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 02:06 | Duke | John Rothe snags the defensive board | 54-74 |
| 01:48 | Duke | George Deleon hits a shot in the lane set up by Steven McWethy | 54-76 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carlton Perry - foul #2 on Carlton Perry, team foul #7 | 54-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF) Michael White, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF), Chase Bishop (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Lawrence Spence, Carlton Perry, Steven McWethy | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Chase Bishop pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Duke | John Rothe misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 01:17 | Duke | George Deleon snags the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 00:59 | Duke | John Rothe lays it in set up by Conrad Lapp | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-78 |
| 00:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | George Deleon misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #8 | 54-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:26 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:26 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Michael White travels with the ball | 54-80 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Rothe runs out the clock | 54-80 |