| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Albrecht and the foul's on Richard Danner - foul #2 on Richard Danner, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:42 | Duke | Richard Danner gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:27 | Duke | Eric Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Douglas Taylor | 41-31 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Eric Rose - foul #2 on Eric Rose, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | John Albrecht snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Quincy Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 41-31 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 18:13 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Brown | 41-31 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| 18:03 | Duke | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 41-33 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Edward Kelty snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | John Albrecht comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Kenneth Howse | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Eric Rose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Richard Danner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Rose | 43-33 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Larry Robinson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-33 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:19 | Duke | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Duke | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Larry Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:57 | Duke | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:43 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Rose | 48-33 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | James Zipp tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, John Albrecht | |
| 15:07 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is whistled for a carry | 48-33 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James McCurren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| 14:35 | Duke | Quincy Brooks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | John Horton can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 51-33 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 14:08 | Duke | Larry Robinson is called for the reach on Eric Rose - foul #3 on Larry Robinson, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF) Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) James Zipp | |
| 13:52 | Duke | Douglas Taylor's layup is rejected by John Albrecht | 51-33 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Eric Rose tips it but misses | 51-33 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Larry Robinson clanks a runner from close range | 51-33 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (C) Eric Rose, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:16 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 13:14 | Duke | John Vick tips it back up and in | 53-35 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Horton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mathew Messer - foul #1 on Mathew Messer, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Duke | James Brown (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF) Mohammad Price, Joe Cote, Mathew Messer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:05 | Duke | John Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:59 | Duke | John Vick is fouled on the floor by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) John Albrecht | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Richard Danner is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Danner, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | James Zipp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Quincy Brooks travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (C) John Vick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Edward Kelty snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-36 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:01 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Quincy Brooks hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 55-36 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 58-36 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-36 |
| 09:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 58-36 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Eric Rose is whistled for a carry | 58-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), Mohammad Price (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) Eric Rose, James Brown, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 09:20 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Mohammad Price - foul #1 on Mohammad Price, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Joe Cote connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Harrington | 60-39 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | John Albrecht throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-39 |
| 08:19 | Duke | John Vick is fouled on the floor by John Albrecht - foul #3 on John Albrecht, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| 08:19 | Duke | John Vick misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Merle Hose grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | James Zipp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 60-41 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Messer (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Mathew Messer scores on a 3 from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-41 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | James McCurren gets the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 63-43 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Joe Cote hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Harrington | 66-43 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Merle Hose hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 66-45 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Matthew Harrington drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Cote | 69-45 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | John Albrecht is whistled for traveling | 69-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), James Brown (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Matthew Harrington, Mohammad Price, Joe Cote, Mathew Messer, John Vick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (PF) James McCurren, Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Duke | Eric Rose is fouled on the floor by John Horton - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #8 | 69-45 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Larry Robinson snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Douglas Taylor swats the short shot by Kenneth Howse | 69-45 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 69-45 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Quincy Brooks is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Eric Rose | 71-45 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Larry Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-45 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | John Horton snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for a carry | 71-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (PF) Edward Kelty, John Albrecht | |
| 04:18 | Duke | John Horton is called for the reach on Quincy Brooks - foul #5 on John Horton, team foul #9 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) Joe Cote | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| 04:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the rebound | 72-45 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Mohammad Price takes the ball from Darrick Gill | 72-45 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Mohammad Price misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-45 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it home | 74-45 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Richard Danner steps in front of the Larry Robinson pass | 74-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Quincy Brooks (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Albrecht (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Duke | Quincy Brooks comes up short on the runner in the lane | 74-45 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mohammad Price - foul #2 on Mohammad Price, team foul #8 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Duke | James Brown (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF) Mohammad Price, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Joe Cote double dribbles | 74-47 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF) Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-47 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the follow up shot | 74-49 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Douglas Taylor hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 76-49 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the shot from the left wing | 76-49 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Mathew Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-49 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-49 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it in | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-49 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Merle Hose tips it but misses | 78-49 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Eric Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-49 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | John Albrecht gets the rebound | 78-49 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-49 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 78-49 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Eric Rose runs out the clock | 78-49 |