| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Henry Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the shot from close range | 32-35 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:31 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 19:03 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Reid | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-37 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Casey Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Lurie - foul #1 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 18:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the floater from close range | 35-39 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Henry Payne slams it home | 37-39 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the driving attempt in the lane | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Henry Payne blows the layup but he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 16:52 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled on the floor by Stanley Oliver - foul #2 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:12 | Duke | Randy Vernon buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 39-41 |
| 15:56 | UConn | John Wiley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-41 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Wiley and the foul's on Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (PF) Michael Vaden, Stanley Oliver, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled on the floor by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Gary Beckham (SF) Randy Vernon, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Stanley Oliver (SF), Douglas Lurie (PF), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Lee Nye, William Schuster, Troy Lai | |
| 14:35 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Spradley - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 14:35 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Daniel Johnson steals it from Jeremy Hunsberger | 41-44 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Daniel Johnson slams it home | 43-44 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Lai | 43-47 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 45-47 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Lee Nye scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Spradley | 45-49 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-49 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Duke | Casey Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled on the floor by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Stanley Oliver (SF), Douglas Lurie (PF), Nathan Reid (C) Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, Jeremy Hunsberger, Troy Lai | |
| 11:43 | UConn | John Wiley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Nathan Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Henry Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Stanley Oliver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Wiley | 45-55 |
| 11:16 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled on the floor by John Wiley - foul #3 on John Wiley, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Henry Payne is hacked by Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (PG) John Wiley | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Nathan Reid snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Ivan Wnukowski steals the ball from Nathan Reid | 46-55 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Nathan Reid is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #3 on Nathan Reid, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Michael Vaden | |
| 10:28 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Nathan Reid gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Robert Bryant is called for the reach on Douglas Lurie - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Wiley | 47-57 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Randy Vernon's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Lai | 47-57 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it but misses | 47-57 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it home | 49-57 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Douglas Lurie (PF), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Stanley Oliver, Jeremy Hunsberger, Troy Lai | |
| 08:53 | Duke | Henry Payne clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-57 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Nathan Reid snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 08:36 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the driving attempt from close range | 49-57 |
| 08:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 49-57 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the dunk | 49-57 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Nathan Reid pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Gary Beckham snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Henry Payne drills a jumper from close range set up by Daniel Johnson | 51-57 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Michael Vaden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Casey Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Vaden - foul #2 on Michael Vaden, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Stanley Oliver (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 06:45 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is hacked by Casey Smith - foul #4 on Casey Smith, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:25 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 06:19 | Duke | Randy Vernon drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Hamilton | 54-57 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Troy Lai misses short on a shot in the lane | 54-57 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Randy Vernon pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Vernon, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| 05:46 | UConn | John Wiley is called for traveling | 54-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Duke | Stanley Oliver picks off the pass by Darrell Darbonne | 54-57 |
| 05:27 | UConn | John Wiley lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Oliver | 54-59 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gilbert Hamilton | 56-59 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits a turnaround from the right block set up by John Wiley | 56-61 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Robert Wooton - foul #4 on Robert Wooton, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), William Schuster (PF) John Wiley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 04:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Robert Wooton is called for 3 seconds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Nathan Reid (C) William Schuster, Troy Lai | |
| 04:08 | Duke | Leonard Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 60-61 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Stephen Spradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (PG), Douglas Lurie (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger, Nathan Reid | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:28 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (tired) 4 pf. SF - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Henry Payne steals it from Troy Lai | 60-61 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Nathan Reid (C) Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Daniel Johnson hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Nathan Reid - foul #4 on Nathan Reid, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, Nathan Reid | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #4 on Robert Bryant, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (SF), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Stanley Oliver, Troy Lai | |
| 02:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Jeremy Hunsberger blocks the short jumper by Robert Bryant | 63-62 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Nathan Reid drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 63-64 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger loses the dribble to Robert Bryant | 63-64 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Nye | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Lee Nye is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Henry Payne (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Lee Nye misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Henry Payne snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Wiley | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Wiley runs out the clock | 63-64 |