| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's floater is tipped away by Gary Beckham | 35-34 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Stephen Spradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Henry Payne drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Beckham | 37-34 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Henry Payne swats the short shot by Douglas Lurie | 37-34 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Henry Payne gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | Duke | Jeremy Hunsberger blocks the short jumper by Henry Payne | 37-34 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Henry Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Troy Lai scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 40-36 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Beckham, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Stephen Spradley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Troy Lai | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Henry Payne's floater is tipped away by Troy Lai | 40-39 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randy Vernon - foul #2 on Randy Vernon, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG), Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (PF) John Wiley, Douglas Lurie, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 17:18 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Nathan Reid (C) Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| 16:17 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 42-40 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Darrell Darbonne blocks the short jumper by Stanley Oliver | 42-40 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) PF - William Schuster (fresh) C - Nathan Reid (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), John Wiley (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Lee Nye, Nathan Reid | |
| 15:19 | UConn | John Wiley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it in | 42-42 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Jeremy Hunsberger denies the turnaround by Ivan Wnukowski | 42-42 |
| 15:06 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Lurie | 42-44 |
| 14:46 | Duke | Gary Beckham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Ivan Wnukowski steps in front of the William Schuster pass | 42-44 |
| 14:15 | Duke | William Schuster swats the dunk try by Leonard Hughes | 42-44 |
| 14:14 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the shot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Gary Beckham steals it from Jeremy Hunsberger | 42-44 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 12:59 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:54 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Spradley | 42-47 |
| 12:38 | Duke | Randy Vernon loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, John Wiley, Douglas Lurie, Jeremy Hunsberger, William Schuster | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Daniel Johnson takes the ball from Stanley Oliver in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Casey Smith is hacked by Michael Vaden - foul #3 on Michael Vaden, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lee Nye - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), John Wiley (SG) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Troy Lai comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 43-47 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-49 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Nathan Reid gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:37 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Robert Bryant drills a jumpshot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Troy Lai buries a fadeaway in the lane | 45-51 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 47-51 |
| 09:40 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Casey Smith - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Nathan Reid, Troy Lai | |
| 09:40 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:40 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Henry Payne | 47-51 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Henry Payne drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 49-51 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's floater is tipped away by Leonard Hughes | 49-51 |
| 08:54 | UConn | William Schuster tips it home | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Henry Payne connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Wiley and the foul's on Henry Payne - foul #2 on Henry Payne, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Michael Vaden (SG) Stephen Spradley, John Wiley | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Henry Payne connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 53-56 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Michael Vaden is hacked by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| 07:49 | UConn | Troy Lai's pass is intercepted by Leonard Hughes | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Randy Vernon is whistled for a carry | 53-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG) Stanley Oliver | |
| 07:11 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Gary Beckham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Stephen Spradley snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Troy Lai buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Vaden | 53-58 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 53-58 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Randy Vernon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (SG), Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (PF), Nathan Reid (C) Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie, Jeremy Hunsberger, Troy Lai | |
| 05:40 | UConn | A charge is called on John Wiley - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton is hacked by William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 05:12 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Henry Payne gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Casey Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG) Stanley Oliver | |
| 04:52 | UConn | Michael Vaden knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Nathan Reid is called for the reach on Henry Payne - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Daniel Johnson, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG) Michael Vaden | |
| 04:25 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 04:24 | UConn | John Wiley gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:11 | UConn | John Wiley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Henry Payne can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Reid - foul #3 on Nathan Reid, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF) Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Lee Nye, William Schuster, Nathan Reid | |
| 03:56 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 03:38 | UConn | John Wiley hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Stephen Spradley | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Duke | Henry Payne is whistled for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG) John Wiley | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Troy Lai is hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #3 on Randy Vernon, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the easy layup | 54-65 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it home | 54-67 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 57-67 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the runner near the basket set up by Stephen Spradley and the foul's on Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Robert Bryant (PF) Randy Vernon, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the wide open shot from the left block | 59-70 |
| 02:32 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), John Wiley (SG) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden | |
| 02:09 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it back up and in | 59-72 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Henry Payne blows the layup | 59-72 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it but misses | 59-72 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-72 |
| 01:19 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Beckham | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Duke | Leonard Hughes buries a floater from the baseline | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on John Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:56 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:56 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 65-74 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Vernon - foul #4 on Randy Vernon, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:48 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randy Vernon, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-75 |
| 00:30 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the board | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Stephen Spradley runs out the clock | 65-75 |