| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins is called for 3 seconds | 38-39 |
| 19:37 | Duke | John Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Frank Rusnak snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | Duke | The jumper by Frank Rusnak is denied by Ryan Hawkins | 38-39 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:35 | Duke | The jumper by Frank Rusnak is denied by David Zechman | 41-39 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 18:10 | Duke | John Bateman grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Oren Gerry - foul #3 on Oren Gerry, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (SG), Tyron Smith (SF) Richard Tepperberg, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 3rd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | David Zechman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Bateman - foul #3 on John Bateman, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Duke | David Hallock can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Brooks - foul #1 on James Brooks, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Duke | David Hallock misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG) David Hallock | |
| 16:54 | Duke | Daniel Bishop knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Lively and the foul's on Ryan Hawkins - foul #1 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (SG) James Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:54 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Lively - foul #2 on John Lively, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg (SG) Jerry Gama | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Philip Wiles can't throw it down | 45-45 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Mark Rogers grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Philip Wiles clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Tepperberg | 45-45 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Daniel Bishop knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Lively | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) PF - Ryan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Zechman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) C - Gino Marino (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Daniel Bishop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-47 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ryan Hawkins | 51-47 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Daniel Bishop grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Philip Wiles comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-47 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Zechman | 51-47 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | David Zechman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen tips it home | 53-47 |
| 13:56 | Duke | Daniel Bishop is hacked by Richard Tepperberg - foul #2 on Richard Tepperberg, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (SG), Oren Gerry (C) Richard Tepperberg, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| 13:34 | Duke | John Bateman is open but can't throw it down | 53-47 |
| 13:32 | Duke | David Hallock misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 13:30 | Duke | John Bateman gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | Duke | John Bateman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Rusnak | 53-49 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF) David Zechman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyron Smith - foul #1 on Tyron Smith, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF) Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dan Thorsen | 55-50 |
| 12:17 | Duke | David Zechman steals it from John Bateman | 55-50 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Thorsen | 58-50 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Frank Rusnak shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Hallock | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Hawkins (tiring) 22 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Zechman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (tiring) 6 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dan Thorsen | 61-53 |
| 11:11 | Duke | John Bateman buries a runner from the baseline set up by Norman Russell | 61-55 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Frank Rusnak steals it from Dan Thorsen | 61-55 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Frank Rusnak banks in the layup | 61-57 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Frank Rusnak - foul #1 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF) David Zechman | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (PG), Philip Wiles (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Hallock | 63-59 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Philip Wiles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:06 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Bishop | 63-62 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins tips it but misses | 63-62 |
| 09:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gino Marino | 63-62 |
| 09:30 | Duke | David Hallock scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Bishop | 63-64 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Daniel Bishop grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 08:56 | Duke | David Hallock comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-64 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Mark Rogers gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 08:17 | Duke | David Hallock scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg (SF), David Zechman (PF) Tyron Smith, Ryan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Gold (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Oren Gerry (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - David Hallock (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Duke | David Hallock hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Lively | 63-69 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Zechman | 66-69 |
| 06:48 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-69 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Norman Russell tips it back up and in | 66-71 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | David Zechman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Frank Rusnak connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hallock | 68-73 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry grabs the offensive board | 68-73 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Norman Russell snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Frank Rusnak scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Hallock | 68-76 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-76 |
| 04:38 | Duke | John Bateman snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Frank Rusnak can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | David Zechman grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-76 |
| 03:57 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 03:34 | Duke | David Hallock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-76 |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Lively gets the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Gold (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Tepperberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Zechman (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Oren Gerry (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (tiring) 7 ast. SG - David Hallock (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bateman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Duke | David Hallock hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 68-76 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF), Ryan Hawkins (PF) Richard Tepperberg, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Philip Wiles (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| 02:56 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses long on a runner from the baseline | 68-76 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Mark Rogers denies the turnaround by Oren Gerry | 68-76 |
| 02:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Daniel Bishop | 68-76 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF) Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:11 | Duke | Daniel Bishop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dan Thorsen - foul #3 on Dan Thorsen, team foul #6 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF) David Zechman | |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| 02:11 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Gino Marino grabs the board | 68-77 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg (SG), David Zechman (PF) Jerry Gold, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Norman Russell (PF) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Gino Marino | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:58 | Duke | David Hallock is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Thorsen - foul #4 on Dan Thorsen, team foul #7 | 68-77 |
| 01:58 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:58 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry's floater is tipped away by Norman Russell | 68-79 |
| 01:39 | Duke | Frank Rusnak grabs the board | 68-79 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Dan Thorsen is called for the reach on Frank Rusnak in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dan Thorsen, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (PG), Jerry Gama (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (PF) Dan Thorsen, Richard Tepperberg, Ryan Hawkins, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:36 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Jerry Gold - foul #4 on Jerry Gold, team foul #9 | 68-79 |
| 01:27 | Duke | David Hallock is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gold - foul #5 on Jerry Gold, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG) Jerry Gold | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:27 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:27 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | John Bateman steps in front of the Oren Gerry pass | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Duke | John Lively makes the jump hook from the baseline | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | John Lively steals the ball from Jerry Gama | 68-83 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Norman Russell buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Rusnak | 68-85 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-85 |