| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) SG - William Stearn (fresh) SF - Roland Collins (fresh) PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) C - Jeremy Cipriano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Michael Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Michael Allen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hunt | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | William Stearn makes the 3 from straight away set up by Billy Hawkins out of the doubleteam | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Roland Collins can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Rodney Tigner - foul #1 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Roland Collins makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Roland Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Kevin Paulk steals the ball from Eugene Jones in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Roland Collins gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Billy Hawkins connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hunt | 5-6 |
| 17:41 | Duke | William Stearn hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Roland Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Duke | David Brooks steps in front of the Kevin Paulk pass in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Brooks | 7-6 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Billy Hawkins buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk | 7-8 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 16:29 | Duke | David Brooks steps in front of the William Stearn pass | 10-8 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 16:09 | Duke | William Stearn grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:48 | Duke | William Stearn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Rodney Tigner | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Allen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | David Brooks is hacked by Kevin Paulk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Paulk, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Homer Jones (SF), Mark Ramon (PF), James Rosamond (C) David Brooks, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Roland Collins, Billy Hawkins, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Randall Hoover comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 15:14 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Doug Benton's fadeaway is rejected by James Rosamond | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Mark Ramon grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Montana State | Randall Hoover drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Ramon | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 13-8 |
| 14:21 | Montana State | Mark Ramon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | James Rosamond misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Mark Ramon denies the turnaround by Donald Taylor | 13-8 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Donald Taylor tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | James Rosamond connects on the open jumper from the right side | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Donald Taylor knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Parker and the foul's on Homer Jones - foul #1 on Homer Jones, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Alberto Guzman (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Jesse Parker, Randall Hoover, Homer Jones, Mark Ramon, James Rosamond | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Billy Hawkins (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) John Harnish, Paul Parker, Doug Benton, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| 13:07 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Donald Taylor steals the ball from Alberto Guzman in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SF) Donald Taylor | |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:29 | Montana State | David Brooks snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Billy Hawkins steals the ball from Eugene Jones | 15-12 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Roland Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Guzman (fairly fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Montana State | The short jumper by Eugene Jones is denied by Jeremy Cipriano | 15-12 |
| 11:24 | Duke | Billy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano's pass is intercepted by Robert Hunt | 15-12 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | Robert Hunt travels in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Homer Jones (SF), Michael Allen (PF) David Brooks, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Alberto Guzman | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF) Roland Collins | |
| 10:49 | Duke | William Stearn can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Donald Taylor tips it in | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Randall Hoover is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Ramon (SF), James Rosamond (C) Jesse Parker, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| 09:55 | Duke | Donald Taylor buries a floater in the paint set up by John Harnish | 15-16 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | Homer Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Harnish - foul #1 on John Harnish, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Eugene Jones (SG) Randall Hoover, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins | |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roland Collins | 15-16 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Doug Benton loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Jesse Parker, Mark Ramon, James Rosamond | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Jeremy Cipriano (C) John Harnish, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Michael Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Doug Benton - foul #1 on Doug Benton, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG) Homer Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) Paul Parker, Roland Collins, Doug Benton | |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Randall Hoover (SG) David Brooks, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:34 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Michael Allen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | Duke | William Stearn grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Donald Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 07:46 | Duke | William Stearn tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Michael Allen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jesse Parker (fairly fresh) SG - Randall Hoover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William Stearn (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hawkins (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Cipriano (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Michael Allen drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Jeremy Cipriano - foul #1 on Jeremy Cipriano, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Mark Ramon (SG), James Rosamond (C) Jesse Parker, Randall Hoover, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Roland Collins (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Duke | John Harnish is hacked by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:46 | Duke | Roland Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roland Collins, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Doug Benton misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG) Rodney Tigner | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:31 | Duke | Doug Benton makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Doug Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | James Rosamond snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Brooks | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Doug Benton lays it up and in on a great pass from John Harnish | 23-24 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Eugene Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Alberto Guzman (PF), Robert Hunt (C) David Brooks, Eugene Jones, Mark Ramon, James Rosamond | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) John Harnish, Paul Parker, Roland Collins, Doug Benton | |
| 05:22 | Duke | Billy Hawkins misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Alberto Guzman pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Kevin Paulk steals it from Jesse Parker in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Billy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Parker - foul #1 on Jesse Parker, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano (C) Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| 05:06 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Jesse Parker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Kevin Paulk snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Randall Hoover picks off the pass by Donald Taylor | 23-26 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Randall Hoover lays it in | 25-26 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk is fouled on the floor by Jesse Parker - foul #2 on Jesse Parker, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Mark Ramon (PF) Jesse Parker, Randall Hoover, Alberto Guzman | |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Doug Benton (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) William Stearn, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| 03:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Mark Ramon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Parker (fresh) SF - Kevin Paulk (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Doug Benton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Kevin Paulk clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Doug Benton can't tip it in | 28-27 |
| 03:00 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth tips it in | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Doug Benton is called for the reach on Homer Jones - foul #2 on Doug Benton, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Michael Allen (PF), James Rosamond (C) Rodney Tigner, Mark Ramon, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SF), Donald Taylor (PF) Kevin Paulk, Doug Benton | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | John Harnish is called for the reach on David Brooks - foul #2 on John Harnish, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano (C) Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Donald Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Parker and he's hacked by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SG) Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG) Paul Parker | |
| 02:12 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | John Harnish is called for the reach on Homer Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Harnish, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG) John Harnish | |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Homer Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Roland Collins misses the fadeaway in the lane | 31-32 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | James Rosamond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:30 | Montana State | Homer Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Michael Allen gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Donald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Kevin Paulk connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Stearn | 31-35 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Homer Jones hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rosamond | 34-35 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-35 |