| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Glen Fredrick (fresh) SG - Gregory Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McHone (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Malone (fresh) C - James Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone inbounds the ball | 15-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | James Lyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-40 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Randy Vernon scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Beckham | 15-42 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Gary Beckham steals it from Gregory Parks | 15-42 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the floater near the basket | 15-42 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | James Lyman gets the rebound | 15-42 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick lays it up and in and he's fouled by Peter Patton - foul #2 on Peter Patton, team foul #1 | 17-42 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick makes the free throw | 18-42 |
| 18:18 | Duke | Randy Vernon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Beckham | 18-45 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses long on a floater from the right side | 18-45 |
| 17:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 18-45 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Randy Vernon is hacked by James Lyman - foul #3 on James Lyman, team foul #1 | 18-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Hill (C) James Lyman | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| 17:21 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski clanks a floater from the left side | 18-45 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Robert Bryant tips it back up and in | 18-47 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | Robert Bryant is called for the reach on Joseph Malone - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #2 | 18-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SF) Charles McHone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill is hacked by Richard Hooley - foul #2 on Richard Hooley, team foul #3 | 18-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Days (C) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Ray Elder - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #4 | 18-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG) Glen Fredrick | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:22 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill is hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 18-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Clement (SG) Gregory Parks | |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Casey Smith, Richard Hooley | |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | Peter Patton picks off the pass by Jason Clement | 18-47 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the fadeaway from close range | 18-47 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the tip | 18-47 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Thomas Days | 18-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Seth Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Clement (fresh) SF - Ray Elder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) C - Thomas Days (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-47 |
| 15:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Peter Patton | 18-47 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Peter Patton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 18-50 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill drills a driving attempt from close range | 20-50 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 20-52 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 20-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick (PG), Gregory Parks (SG), Charles McHone (SF), Milton Breckenstein (PF), James Lyman (C) Seth Powell, Jason Clement, Ray Elder, Richard Hill, Thomas Days | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| 14:15 | Duke | Gary Beckham buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 20-55 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Lyman and he's hacked by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #6 | 22-55 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses the free throw | 22-55 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the board | 22-55 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Hooley | 22-58 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-58 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 22-58 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Gary Beckham connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Casey Smith | 22-60 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick makes the floater from the left side | 24-60 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled on the floor by Charles McHone - foul #3 on Charles McHone, team foul #2 | 24-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG), Jason Clement (SG), Ray Elder (SF), Joseph Malone (PF), Richard Hill (C) Glen Fredrick, Gregory Parks, Charles McHone, Milton Breckenstein, James Lyman | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Casey Smith, Robert Bryant, Richard Hooley | |
| 12:02 | Duke | Peter Patton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Malone - foul #1 on Joseph Malone, team foul #3 | 24-60 |
| 11:36 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-60 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Richard Hill | 24-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Seth Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Clement (fresh) SF - Ray Elder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Malone (fresh) C - Richard Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill is hacked by Peter Patton - foul #3 on Peter Patton, team foul #7 | 24-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 25-60 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-60 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Peter Patton comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Richard Hill - foul #1 on Richard Hill, team foul #4 | 26-60 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Peter Patton misses the 1st free throw | 26-60 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-61 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-61 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson and he's hacked by Jason Clement - foul #1 on Jason Clement, team foul #5 | 26-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF) Daniel Johnson, Peter Patton | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the free throw | 26-64 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Hooley - foul #3 on Richard Hooley, team foul #8 | 26-64 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell makes the 1st free throw | 27-64 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-64 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Joseph Malone snags the offensive board | 27-64 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Hooley - foul #4 on Richard Hooley, team foul #9 | 27-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Henry Payne | |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 28-64 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-64 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Richard Hill is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #2 on Richard Hill, team foul #6 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Richard Hooley | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Gary Beckham buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-67 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder is called for traveling | 29-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza (SF), Thomas Days (C) Ray Elder, Richard Hill | |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Malone - foul #2 on Joseph Malone, team foul #7 | 29-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SG) Jason Clement | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Carter Squires | |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 29-68 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-69 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas State | Henry Payne blocks the jumper by Joseph Malone | 29-69 |
| 08:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Henry Payne | 29-69 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled on the floor by Seth Powell - foul #2 on Seth Powell, team foul #8 | 29-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Hill (PF) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:14 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 29-69 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill snags the defensive board | 29-69 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell can't connect on a floater from close range | 29-69 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 29-69 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Henry Payne scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 29-71 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days double dribbles | 29-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Clement (PG) Ray Elder | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Clement (fresh) SG - Seth Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Pedroza (fresh) PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Days (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Seth Powell steals the ball from Robert Bryant | 29-71 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses the lay-in | 29-71 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 29-71 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Pedroza - foul #1 on Paul Pedroza, team foul #9 | 29-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SF), Joseph Malone (PF) Paul Pedroza, Richard Hill | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:31 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-72 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-73 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-73 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Joseph Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-73 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Malone and he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #10 | 31-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Henry Payne (PF) Robert Bryant | |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days misses the free throw | 31-73 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the board | 31-73 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Richard Hooley clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Malone - foul #3 on Joseph Malone, team foul #10 | 31-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Hill (C) Thomas Days | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SG), Peter Patton (SF) Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Richard Hooley misses the 1st free throw | 31-73 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Richard Hooley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-74 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-74 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill grabs the offensive board | 31-74 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-74 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Peter Patton snags the defensive board | 31-74 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-74 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Gary Beckham gets the offensive rebound | 31-74 |
| 04:43 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 31-74 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Malone | 31-74 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement blows the dunk | 31-74 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 31-74 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Henry Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-74 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jason Clement | 31-74 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement is hacked by Henry Payne - foul #1 on Henry Payne, team foul #11 | 31-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza (SF), Thomas Days (PF) Ray Elder, Richard Hill | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Carter Squires (C) Randy Vernon, Peter Patton, Henry Payne, Richard Hooley | |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement makes the 1st free throw | 32-74 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 32-74 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Carter Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 32-74 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Smith | 32-76 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Clement (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Seth Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Pedroza (fresh) PF - Thomas Days (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Malone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. C - Carter Squires (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-76 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Casey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-76 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Joseph Malone - foul #4 on Joseph Malone, team foul #11 | 32-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SG) Jason Clement | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith | |
| 02:54 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 32-77 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-78 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days is denied on a layup by Carter Squires | 32-78 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-78 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Daniel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Hill (PF) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Carter Squires | |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell drills a 3 from straight away | 35-78 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Peter Patton's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hill | 35-78 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza grabs the defensive rebound | 35-78 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-78 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Henry Payne pulls down the rebound | 35-78 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-78 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days grabs the defensive rebound | 35-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill blows the dunk but he's hacked by Peter Patton - foul #4 on Peter Patton, team foul #12 | 35-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Clement (SG), Joseph Malone (C) Paul Pedroza, Thomas Days | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill misses the 1st free throw | 35-78 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Duke | Henry Payne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Malone - foul #5 on Joseph Malone, team foul #12 | 36-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Days (C) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:16 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 36-79 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-80 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Henry Payne denies the turnaround by Ray Elder | 36-80 |
| 00:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 36-80 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 36-80 |