| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Wallace Judson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-20 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Daryl Ladner drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Mangus | 35-23 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Daryl Ladner picks off the pass by Tim Trojanowski | 35-23 |
| 18:37 | Duke | William Mangus misses the easy layup | 35-23 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Daryl Ladner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlton Perry | 35-26 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 17:45 | Duke | Daryl Ladner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Chad Roberts gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Roberts | 38-26 |
| 17:08 | Duke | Wallace Judson takes the ball from William Mangus | 38-26 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-26 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Carlton Perry banks in the layup set up by Daryl Ladner | 38-28 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Wallace Judson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 41-28 |
| 15:57 | Duke | William Mangus can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Wayne Anders is fouled on the floor by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Ted Ziminski (SG), Roland Geraghty (SF), Harvey Woods (PF) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Frankie Rank, Anthony Lam | |
| 15:19 | Akron | Mark Thomas is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Morton - foul #2 on Willie Morton, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Juan Rosales grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Willie Morton misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-28 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Arnold Mims grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Willie Morton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Carlton Perry connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Hollenbeck and he's hacked by George Lowe - foul #1 on George Lowe, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (PF) William Hollenbeck, Harvey Woods | |
| 13:46 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Anthony Lam is called for the reach on Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Anthony Lam, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Harvey Woods (C) Roland Geraghty, Carlton Perry | |
| 13:04 | Akron | Rafael Santiago scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Chad Roberts and he's hacked by Harvey Woods - foul #2 on Harvey Woods, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) Ted Ziminski | |
| 13:04 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Daryl Ladner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Lam | 47-34 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Daryl Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Harvey Woods makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Daryl Ladner | 47-36 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Chad Roberts hits the finger roll | 49-36 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Daryl Ladner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the board | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Harvey Woods gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:24 | Duke | William Mangus comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 11:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Wayne Anders | 49-36 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 49-36 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Frankie Rank is hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Juan Rosales (C) Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Ted Ziminski (SG), Roland Geraghty (SF), Carlton Perry (C) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Frankie Rank, Harvey Woods | |
| 10:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Ted Ziminski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Ted Ziminski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Wayne Anders pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Wayne Anders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Ted Ziminski gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:06 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Wayne Anders pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Chad Roberts drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-36 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Chad Roberts snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 08:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 51-36 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Anthony Lam's pass is intercepted by Wayne Anders | 51-36 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Wayne Anders banks in the layup | 53-36 |
| 08:09 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses the shot from close range | 53-36 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Anthony Lam tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Juan Rosales is denied on a layup by Anthony Lam | 53-38 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the board | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) SF - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF), George Lowe (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), William Mangus (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Harvey Woods (C) William Hollenbeck, Ted Ziminski, Roland Geraghty, Carlton Perry | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:31 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 07:02 | Akron | 3 seconds is called on Wallace Judson | 53-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG) Arnold Mims | |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (C) Anthony Lam | |
| 06:44 | Duke | Carlton Perry connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daryl Ladner | 53-41 |
| 06:25 | Akron | William Mangus steals it from Wallace Judson | 53-41 |
| 06:22 | Duke | William Mangus lays it in | 53-43 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Willie Morton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Carlton Perry snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Rafael Santiago steals the ball from Carlton Perry | 53-43 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Rafael Santiago's pass is intercepted by Harvey Woods | 53-43 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 05:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Willie Morton | 53-43 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Rafael Santiago lays it in | 55-43 |
| 04:34 | Duke | William Mangus drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daryl Ladner | 55-45 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (PF) Carlton Perry | |
| 04:09 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Anders | 58-45 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Harvey Woods scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Frankie Rank | 58-47 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-47 |
| 03:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Daryl Ladner | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Duke | Anthony Lam scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Daryl Ladner | 58-49 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Wallace Judson is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Tim Trojanowski | 60-49 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Rafael Santiago is called for the reach on Harvey Woods - foul #3 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Ted Ziminski (SG), Roland Geraghty (SF), Carlton Perry (C) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Frankie Rank, Harvey Woods | |
| 02:23 | Duke | Anthony Lam's fadeaway is rejected by George Lowe | 60-49 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Carlton Perry tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, Juan Rosales, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Frankie Rank (SF) William Hollenbeck, Roland Geraghty | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wayne Anders | 63-51 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Carlton Perry clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tim Trojanowski - foul #2 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) Ted Ziminski | |
| 01:50 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Rosales | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Akron | Willie Morton misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 01:19 | Duke | George Lowe swats the dunk try by Daryl Ladner | 63-52 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Anthony Lam hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, Juan Rosales, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:58 | Akron | Wallace Judson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Trojanowski | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Duke | Frankie Rank knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Wayne Anders is fouled in the backcourt by William Mangus - foul #1 on William Mangus, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:48 | Akron | Willie Morton is hacked by Frankie Rank - foul #2 on Frankie Rank, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Willie Morton is fouled on the floor by Frankie Rank - foul #3 on Frankie Rank, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arnold Mims is hacked by Frankie Rank - foul #4 on Frankie Rank, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arnold Mims makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arnold Mims makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:40 | Duke | William Mangus can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 68-56 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Juan Rosales grabs the board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Daryl Ladner steals the ball from Mark Thomas | 68-56 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Daryl Ladner lays it up and in | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Arnold Mims runs out the clock | 68-58 |