| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | John Staudt loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is fouled on the floor by John Staudt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Colorado | David Garibay connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Selman | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 18:31 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-36 |
| 18:16 | Duke | John Robertson snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled on the floor by Rick Ogden - foul #3 on Rick Ogden, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Donnie Kennedy steals it from Franklin Shaw | 28-36 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is hacked by Michael Gordon - foul #2 on Michael Gordon, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:50 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 16:48 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:27 | Colorado | William Macy's pass is intercepted by Arthur Gilbert | 28-36 |
| 16:05 | Duke | John Robertson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Staudt | 30-36 |
| 15:37 | Colorado | David Garibay misses the wide open shot in the lane | 30-36 |
| 15:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rick Ogden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Garibay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 15:29 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:12 | Colorado | David Garibay comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 15:11 | Colorado | David Garibay grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Dale Selman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rick Ogden | 30-38 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 14:30 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:17 | Duke | John Staudt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 14:16 | Colorado | David Garibay grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 14:11 | Colorado | Dale Selman misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 30-38 |
| 14:09 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 13:48 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-40 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | William Macy gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:40 | Colorado | Arthur Gilbert swats the shot by Donnie Kennedy | 30-40 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Franklin Shaw snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 13:13 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garibay | 30-42 |
| 12:33 | Duke | John Staudt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Macy - foul #2 on William Macy, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Arthur Gilbert, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Howard Maurer (SF), Leland Kester (PF) Donnie Kennedy, Rick Ogden, David Garibay, Dale Selman | |
| 12:33 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:33 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | William Macy snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 12:14 | Colorado | Howard Maurer comes up short on the runner from the left block | 31-42 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 12:08 | Duke | John Staudt's pass is intercepted by William Macy | 31-42 |
| 12:00 | Colorado | William Macy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Durfee - foul #2 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:00 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:00 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 11:40 | Duke | Andrew Durfee loses the dribble to Allan Armstrong | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Maurer (fresh) PF - Leland Kester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Macy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Leland Kester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alfredo Mancini - foul #2 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF) William Macy | |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Michael Gordon knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 33-46 |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Leland Kester blows the dunk but he's hacked by Andrew Durfee - foul #3 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-48 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Thomas Lozowski takes the ball from Alfredo Mancini | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:26 | Colorado | Leland Kester clanks a jump hook from close range | 33-51 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Dale Selman tips it home | 33-53 |
| 09:05 | Duke | Anthony Stenger comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-53 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Allan Armstrong is called for the reach on Andrew Durfee - foul #1 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Franklin Shaw (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), Arthur Gilbert (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG), Rick Ogden (SG), David Garibay (SF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Thomas Lozowski, Howard Maurer, Leland Kester | |
| 08:16 | Duke | Michael Gordon drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-53 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | David Garibay can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | David Garibay makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | David Garibay makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Garibay - foul #1 on David Garibay, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Leland Kester (PF) Dale Selman | |
| 07:40 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 07:20 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Kester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Duke | Michael Gordon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 06:50 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Donnie Kennedy | 37-55 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | David Garibay misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 06:30 | Colorado | Rick Ogden pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left side | 37-57 |
| 06:04 | Duke | John Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG), Howard Maurer (PF) Rick Ogden, Leland Kester | |
| 05:43 | Colorado | David Garibay misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Michael Gordon snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:40 | Duke | John Staudt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | William Macy scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Howard Maurer | 37-59 |
| 04:57 | Duke | John Staudt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Lozowski - foul #1 on Thomas Lozowski, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF), Leland Kester (C) David Garibay, William Macy | |
| 04:57 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 04:57 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 04:38 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski comes up short on the floater from the right block | 39-59 |
| 04:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Larry Merrill | 39-59 |
| 04:21 | Duke | Leland Kester is called for the reach on John Staudt - foul #1 on Leland Kester, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Rick Ogden (SG) Donnie Kennedy, Thomas Lozowski | |
| 04:21 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:21 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:21 | Colorado | Dale Selman pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Dale Selman makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Maurer | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini hits a turnaround from the right block | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Dale Selman is called for traveling | 42-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Franklin Shaw (SG), Andrew Durfee (PF), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG), David Garibay (SF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Howard Maurer, Dale Selman | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Kester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-61 |
| 03:04 | Duke | Andrew Durfee snags the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 02:57 | Duke | Robert Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF) Leland Kester | |
| 02:37 | Colorado | Dale Selman throws it down set up by Donnie Kennedy | 42-63 |
| 02:22 | Duke | David Garibay takes the ball from Robert Jones | 42-63 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Andrew Durfee takes the ball from David Garibay | 42-63 |
| 01:53 | Duke | John Robertson makes the runner near the basket | 44-63 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | David Garibay makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rick Ogden | 44-66 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 46-66 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | William Macy is hacked by Andrew Durfee - foul #4 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Robert Jones, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:52 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 00:52 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Duke | John Robertson buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Staudt | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Colorado | William Macy misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Franklin Shaw buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy runs out the clock | 51-68 |