| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Wallace Winsett (fresh) SG - Todd Cordle (fresh) SF - Myron Scotti (fresh) PF - Charles Richard (fresh) C - Karl Woodward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | Paul Beattie buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Paul Beattie double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Myron Scotti misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Paul Beattie pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Robert Bryant drills a runner from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hooley is called for the reach on Todd Cordle - foul #1 on Richard Hooley, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Richard slams it home set up by Todd Cordle | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Peter Patton is hacked by Charles Richard - foul #1 on Charles Richard, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), William Kennedy (PF), Carter Squires (C) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 17:10 | Duke | Myron Scotti steals the ball from Casey Smith | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Myron Scotti clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Carter Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Casey Smith is hacked by Charles Richard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Richard, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski (PG), Eric Tracy (SF), Anthony Hess (PF), James Picklesimer (C) Wallace Winsett, Myron Scotti, Charles Richard, Karl Woodward | |
| 16:22 | Duke | Eric Tracy denies the turnaround by Carter Squires | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Robert Bryant (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Paul Beattie, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Myers (PF) Todd Cordle | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Eric Tracy (fresh) SG - Leif Gilarski (fresh) SF - James Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Jessie Myers (fresh) C - Anthony Hess (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Duke | Casey Smith scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 6-2 |
| 15:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett (PG), Myron Scotti (SF) Leif Gilarski, Jessie Myers | |
| 14:59 | Duke | Paul Beattie can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Myron Scotti - foul #1 on Myron Scotti, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle (SG) Anthony Hess | |
| 14:59 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle misses the jumpshot from the right side | 8-2 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Casey Smith grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Peter Patton is hacked by Wallace Winsett - foul #1 on Wallace Winsett, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Carter Squires (C) Casey Smith, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski (PG), Jessie Myers (PF), Karl Woodward (C) Wallace Winsett, James Picklesimer, Eric Tracy | |
| 13:51 | Duke | Todd Cordle steps in front of the Carter Squires pass | 8-2 |
| 13:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle can't finish the layup | 8-2 |
| 13:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Cordle | 8-2 |
| 13:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Myron Scotti's pass is intercepted by Ivan Wnukowski | 8-2 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the easy layup | 8-2 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Carter Squires tips it home | 10-2 |
| 12:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Myron Scotti misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Cordle - foul #1 on Todd Cordle, team foul #5 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett (PG), Eric Tracy (SF), Anthony Hess (C) Leif Gilarski, Myron Scotti, Karl Woodward | |
| 12:22 | Duke | Paul Beattie can't finish the layup | 10-2 |
| 12:20 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to William Kennedy | 10-2 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Paul Beattie knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Wallace Winsett (fresh) SG - Todd Cordle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Tracy (fresh) PF - Jessie Myers (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Hess (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Beattie - foul #1 on Paul Beattie, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Picklesimer (C) Jessie Myers | |
| 11:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 11:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle misses the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 11:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess snags the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 11:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Carter Squires - foul #1 on Carter Squires, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward (C) Todd Cordle | |
| 11:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 11:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Paul Beattie clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 11:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Anthony Hess | 12-5 |
| 11:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess misses the easy layup | 12-5 |
| 11:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward tips it in | 12-7 |
| 10:39 | Duke | Paul Beattie is open but misses the lay-in | 12-7 |
| 10:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 10:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF), Richard Hooley (C) William Kennedy, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski (SG), Myron Scotti (SF) Eric Tracy, Anthony Hess | |
| 10:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Leif Gilarski picks off the pass by Ivan Wnukowski in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 10:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski misses the dunk attempt | 12-9 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Paul Beattie pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Casey Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Myron Scotti - foul #2 on Myron Scotti, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle (SG), Eric Tracy (SF) Wallace Winsett, Myron Scotti | |
| 10:03 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Casey Smith steps in front of the James Picklesimer pass | 15-9 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Picklesimer - foul #1 on James Picklesimer, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess (PF) James Picklesimer | |
| 09:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 09:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 09:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Tracy tips it home | 15-11 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Richard Hooley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 08:47 | Duke | Robert Bryant tips it in | 17-11 |
| 08:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Duke | William Kennedy (PF), Carter Squires (C) Robert Bryant, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Jessie Myers (SF) Leif Gilarski, Eric Tracy | |
| 08:06 | Duke | William Kennedy misses the dunk | 17-11 |
| 08:04 | Duke | Paul Beattie snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 07:45 | Duke | William Kennedy buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) SG - Todd Cordle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Myers (fresh) PF - Anthony Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woodward (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 07:03 | Duke | William Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 07:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 06:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 06:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Myers pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa travels with the ball | 19-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Paul Beattie, William Kennedy, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett (PG), Leif Gilarski (SG), Eric Tracy (SF), James Picklesimer (PF) Dikembe Arakawa, Todd Cordle, Jessie Myers, Anthony Hess | |
| 06:11 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 05:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski double dribbles | 19-16 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Karl Woodward denies the turnaround by Richard Hooley | 19-16 |
| 05:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Wallace Winsett | 19-16 |
| 05:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Peter Patton grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Peter Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Hess (C) Karl Woodward | |
| 04:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Picklesimer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Tracy | 19-19 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Peter Patton is fouled on the floor by Leif Gilarski - foul #1 on Leif Gilarski, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle (SG) Leif Gilarski | |
| 04:39 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Tracy | 21-22 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Paul Beattie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), William Kennedy (PF) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Myron Scotti (SF), Charles Richard (PF) Wallace Winsett, Eric Tracy, Anthony Hess | |
| 03:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Todd Cordle - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Hooley (C) Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) SG - Todd Cordle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Scotti (fresh) PF - Charles Richard (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Richard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 03:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Robert Bryant jams the wide open dunk set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 23-24 |
| 03:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward (C) James Picklesimer | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Richard Hooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Richard Hooley tips it home | 25-24 |
| 02:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski (PG), Jessie Myers (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, Todd Cordle | |
| 02:35 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 02:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Myers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-24 |
| 02:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Hooley | 25-24 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leif Gilarski - foul #2 on Leif Gilarski, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Robert Bryant (PF), Carter Squires (C) Ivan Wnukowski, William Kennedy, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett (PG), Todd Cordle (SG) Leif Gilarski, Charles Richard | |
| 02:11 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Karl Woodward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Myron Scotti is called for the reach on Paul Beattie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Myron Scotti, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Tracy (SF), Charles Richard (PF), James Picklesimer (C) Myron Scotti, Jessie Myers, Karl Woodward | |
| 01:49 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Wallace Winsett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 01:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Peter Patton | 28-24 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Casey Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 01:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Todd Cordle is hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Casey Smith, Paul Beattie, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leif Gilarski (SG), Anthony Hess (C) Wallace Winsett, Todd Cordle, James Picklesimer | |
| 00:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Leif Gilarski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-24 |
| 00:33 | Duke | William Kennedy grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski's pass is intercepted by Leif Gilarski in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 00:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-24 |
| 00:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Tracy hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Peter Patton misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-26 |