| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Duke | John Staudt drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gordon | 35-33 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | Duke | John Staudt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Michael Gordon snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:02 | Duke | James Dickson steps in front of the John Staudt pass | 35-36 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Michael Gordon lays it in set up by Franklin Shaw | 37-36 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Willie Stearns clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Franklin Shaw - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF) Danny Davis | |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the floater in the paint set up by Franklin Shaw and he's hacked by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) James Dickson | |
| 17:00 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Harris | 39-37 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | John Staudt is called for the reach on Donnie Waters - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a floater near the basket | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Andrew Durfee can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 39-39 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Andrew Durfee snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Angelo Esparza scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Jones | 44-39 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Donnie Waters buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Harris | 44-41 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Robert Jones is hacked by Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Michael Gordon, Olin Brzezowski, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Donnie Waters, Amado Russo | |
| 14:19 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini is hacked by William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| 13:58 | Duke | Angelo Esparza misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 44-41 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 13:37 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Amado Russo picks off the pass by John Robertson | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Amado Russo's pass is intercepted by John Robertson | 44-41 |
| 12:33 | Duke | John Staudt evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Angelo Esparza | 47-41 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Angelo Esparza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:47 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Angelo Esparza drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Esparza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amado Russo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski tips it home | 50-45 |
| 10:39 | Duke | John Staudt is fouled on the floor by Dominick Joseph - foul #4 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Victor Larose (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), Olin Brzezowski (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Angelo Esparza, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Danny Davis (SF), William Harris (PF) Dominick Joseph, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| 10:25 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | James Dickson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-45 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Danny Davis can't tip it in | 50-45 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Victor Larose grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | James Sledge hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dickson | 50-48 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon lays it up and in set up by Robert Jones | 52-48 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | James Sledge drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Robert Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Victor Larose, Olin Brzezowski, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Willie Stearns, Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Michael Gordon lays it in on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (SF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 06:28 | Duke | John Staudt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:27 | Duke | John Robertson misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Angelo Esparza snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SF) Angelo Esparza | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF), William Harris (C) Willie Stearns, James Dickson | |
| 05:40 | Duke | John Staudt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | John Robertson blocks the short jumper by Amado Russo | 54-58 |
| 05:17 | Duke | John Staudt gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Franklin Shaw drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gordon | 57-58 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | William Harris drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 57-60 |
| 03:55 | Duke | John Staudt misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Franklin Shaw tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 03:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Staudt | 59-60 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Michael Gordon - foul #5 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Victor Larose (SF), Olin Brzezowski (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Michael Gordon, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| 02:47 | Duke | Robert Jones is hacked by Amado Russo - foul #3 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Larose (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Angelo Esparza pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Michael Gordon (SF) Robert Jones, Angelo Esparza, Victor Larose | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 02:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF) Dominick Joseph | |
| 02:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by John Robertson - foul #3 on John Robertson, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 63-62 |
| 01:18 | Duke | John Robertson banks in the layup | 65-62 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:00 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (SF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Willie Stearns knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Michael Gordon is hacked by Willie Stearns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph loses the dribble to Franklin Shaw | 68-64 |
| 00:20 | Duke | John Staudt can't finish the layup | 68-64 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willie Stearns | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Dominick Joseph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Angelo Esparza | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF) Dominick Joseph | |
| 00:09 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |