| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - John Lowe (fresh) PF - James King (fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Roy Milbourn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:50 | Duke | Robert Harris knocks in the shot from the left side set up by James Green | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | John Lowe double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James King | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Donald Defeo steals the ball from Robert Harris | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Richard Mainor hits the finger roll set up by Donald Defeo | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Richard Mainor takes the ball from Oscar Wright | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Roy Milbourn misses the dunk | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Richard Mainor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Vernon McKee (PF), James Hall (C) Joey Murphy, Oscar Wright, James Green, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Richard Mainor makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Richard Mainor misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Duke | The rebound goes to Vernon McKee | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Robert Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Daniel Hutchins swats the short shot by Donald Defeo | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Duke | James Hall grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Duke | James Hall can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | James King misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Vernon McKee gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Roy Milbourn (C) Mohammad Price, James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:14 | Duke | Roy Milbourn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Robert Harris tips it in | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Joey Murphy snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Hutchins (fresh) PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) PF - James King (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Duke | Joey Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Vernon McKee tips it home | 6-7 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG), James Green (SF) Daniel Hutchins, Vernon McKee | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:07 | Duke | Oscar Wright misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Oscar Wright tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Donald Defeo snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | James King connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Mainor | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Robert Harris hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | James King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Hutchins (PF), James Hall (C) Joey Murphy, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 13:51 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Hall | 11-9 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Donald Kerr's fadeaway is rejected by James Green | 11-9 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Donald Defeo steps in front of the Oscar Wright pass | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG), Mohammad Price (SG), Vernon McKee (PF) Robert Harris, Oscar Wright, James Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:00 | Duke | Vernon McKee misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| 13:00 | Duke | Vernon McKee makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Vernon McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | William Williams misses short on a shot near the basket | 13-11 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 12:33 | Duke | William Garrett steals the ball from Vernon McKee | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | William Williams banks in the layup | 13-15 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins misses the floater from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tomas Durazo (fresh) SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) SF - Daniel Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) SG - William Garrett (fresh) SF - James Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Donald Kerr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Harris | 13-15 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Tomas Durazo - foul #1 on Tomas Durazo, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Harris (SG), James Green (SF), Roy Milbourn (C) Tomas Durazo, Mohammad Price, Daniel Hutchins, James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-15 |
| 11:24 | Duke | James Green snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Roy Milbourn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Vernon McKee can't tip it in | 13-15 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | James Green steals the ball from Johnny Fulkerson | 13-15 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Robert Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 13-15 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Roy Milbourn - foul #1 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG) Vernon McKee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Richard Mainor | |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Joey Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Oscar Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Robert Harris is hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #1 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harris (SF) John Lowe | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Robert Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-18 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | James King misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Roy Milbourn - foul #2 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Hutchins (SF), James Hall (C) James Green, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:58 | Duke | Robert Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | James Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the jumper from the right side | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | Duke | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Oscar Wright is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Vernon McKee (PF) Tomas Durazo, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Donald Kerr, James Harris, James King | |
| 08:11 | UNLV | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:58 | Duke | Mohammad Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Murphy | 18-20 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Richard Mainor's fadeaway is rejected by James Hall | 18-20 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Mohammad Price pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Garrett (fairly fresh) SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Mohammad Price and he's hacked by John Lowe - foul #1 on John Lowe, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Garrett, William Williams | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Donald Kerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Daniel Hutchins, Vernon McKee | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harris (SF) John Lowe | |
| 06:52 | Duke | Robert Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Donald Kerr scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mauricio Yazzie | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Mohammad Price drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Harris | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Vernon McKee (PF), Roy Milbourn (C) Joey Murphy, Mohammad Price, James Green, Robert Harris, James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Vernon McKee gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Tomas Durazo is fouled on the floor by Donald Kerr - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Tomas Durazo makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Tomas Durazo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Vernon McKee steals the ball from William Williams | 25-23 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Tomas Durazo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | William Williams loses the dribble to Daniel Hutchins | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Vernon McKee misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 25-23 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | John Lowe gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | Donald Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Vernon McKee snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Duke | James King steps in front of the Roy Milbourn pass | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | James King lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 25-25 |
| 03:50 | Duke | Oscar Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | William Williams misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Milbourn - foul #3 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Mohammad Price (SG), James Green (SF), Robert Harris (PF), James Hall (C) Tomas Durazo, Oscar Wright, Daniel Hutchins, Vernon McKee, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Donald Kerr, William Garrett, John Lowe, James King | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Hall | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - James Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Harris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Duke | Robert Harris hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joey Murphy | 28-26 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | James Green is called for the reach on Richard Mainor - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Williams | |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Richard Mainor makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Richard Mainor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:35 | Duke | James Hall comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| 02:35 | Duke | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:35 | Duke | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | Duke | James Hall grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 02:05 | Duke | James Green's floater is tipped away by James Harris | 30-28 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Joey Murphy tips it in | 32-28 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie loses the dribble to James Green | 32-28 |
| 01:35 | Duke | James Hall lays it in on a nice dish by James Green | 34-28 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 01:19 | Duke | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:54 | Duke | James Green is fouled on the floor by James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG), Vernon McKee (PF) Joey Murphy, Mohammad Price | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF) Richard Mainor, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 00:54 | Duke | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:54 | Duke | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 36-30 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Oscar Wright can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-30 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Vernon McKee pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Duke | James Hall hits the finger roll | 38-30 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kerr comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-30 |