| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) SG - Harold Hogan (fresh) SF - Justin Mosqueda (fresh) PF - Mack Horn (fresh) C - Gino Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) SG - John Lewis (fresh) SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gino Marino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Daniel Bishop clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Bishop steals the ball from John Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Dennis Marx swats the shot by Gino Marino | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson's pass is intercepted by Gino Marino | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Mack Horn's pass is intercepted by Eugene Stevens | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Mack Horn | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Duke | The short jumper by Gino Marino is denied by Tracy Wilson | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Eugene Stevens | 0-0 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | John Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Justin Mosqueda | 0-0 |
| 17:09 | Duke | John Lewis is called for the reach on Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (SG), Robert Murray (SF), James Buckmaster (PF), Mark Rogers (C) Harold Hogan, Justin Mosqueda, Mack Horn, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Dennis Marx steals it from Mark Rogers | 0-0 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Daniel Bishop steals the ball from John Lewis | 0-0 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Robert Murray lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Bishop | 2-0 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Crayton (fresh) SF - Robert Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Buckmaster (fresh) C - Mark Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) SG - John Lewis (fresh) SF - Derrick Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Marx (fairly fresh) C - Tracy Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (PG), Merrill Wilson (SG), Curtis Wilson (SF), Charles Stephens (PF) Eugene Stevens, John Lewis, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx | |
| 15:21 | Duke | The short jumper by James Buckmaster is denied by Charles Stephens | 2-0 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Mark Rogers gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Robert Murray connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Charlie Leiter - foul #1 on Charlie Leiter, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Mack Horn (PF), Gino Marino (C) Harold Hogan, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Tracy Wilson | |
| 14:56 | Duke | Robert Murray makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Wilson | 5-3 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Robert Murray is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Mosqueda (SF), Mark Rogers (C) Mack Horn, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF) Charlie Leiter, Merrill Wilson, Dennis Marx | |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | John Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Brian Crayton snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Robert Murray is denied on a layup by Charles Stephens | 5-3 |
| 13:50 | Duke | James Buckmaster grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Robert Murray is whistled for a carry | 5-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (PG), Harold Hogan (SG), Gino Marino (C) Brian Crayton, James Buckmaster, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | John Lewis clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (SG), Mack Horn (PF), Mark Rogers (C) Harold Hogan, Justin Mosqueda, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson (C) Curtis Wilson | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Brian Crayton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Mack Horn tips it home | 7-5 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Brian Crayton is called for the reach on Eugene Stevens - foul #1 on Brian Crayton, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG), Justin Mosqueda (SF), Gino Marino (C) Brian Crayton, Mack Horn, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (SF) Derrick Anderson | |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens scores on a 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Robert Murray connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (PG), Mack Horn (PF) Daniel Bishop, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Charles Stephens | |
| 12:08 | Duke | Robert Murray misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Mack Horn denies the turnaround by Tracy Wilson | 9-8 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Justin Mosqueda gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Brian Crayton (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Hogan (fresh) SF - Justin Mosqueda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mack Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Leiter (fresh) PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Charlie Leiter is called for the reach on Robert Murray - foul #2 on Charlie Leiter, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (PG), James Buckmaster (PF), Gino Marino (C) Harold Hogan, Justin Mosqueda, Mack Horn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF) John Lewis, Charlie Leiter | |
| 11:08 | Duke | Merrill Wilson steals the ball from Daniel Bishop | 9-8 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | James Buckmaster denies the turnaround by Tracy Wilson | 9-8 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Murray - foul #1 on Robert Murray, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG), Justin Mosqueda (SF), Mack Horn (PF), Mark Rogers (C) Brian Crayton, Robert Murray, James Buckmaster, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), John Lewis (SG), Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) Eugene Stevens, Merrill Wilson, Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Justin Mosqueda misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 9-9 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Mark Rogers snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Curtis Wilson steals it from Mack Horn | 9-9 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | John Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Daniel Bishop blows the layup but he's hacked by Wei-Quo Huang - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Huang, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (SG), Robert Murray (SF), James Buckmaster (PF), Gino Marino (C) Harold Hogan, Justin Mosqueda, Mack Horn, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), Merrill Wilson (SG), Dennis Marx (PF) Wei-Quo Huang, John Lewis, Derrick Anderson | |
| 08:26 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Daniel Bishop - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Mack Horn (PF) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Mack Horn can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Marx - foul #1 on Dennis Marx, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson (SF) Curtis Wilson | |
| 07:50 | Duke | Mack Horn misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Mack Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Brian Crayton (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Buckmaster (fresh) PF - Mack Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Merrill Wilson (fresh) SF - Derrick Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG) Mack Horn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Tracy Wilson (C) Merrill Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| 07:03 | Duke | Derrick Anderson steps in front of the Harold Hogan pass | 11-15 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson hits the finger roll | 11-17 |
| 06:37 | Duke | James Buckmaster's layup is rejected by Dennis Marx | 11-17 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | John Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Hogan - foul #1 on Harold Hogan, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (PG), Justin Mosqueda (SF), Mark Rogers (C) Brian Crayton, Harold Hogan, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (SF), Charles Stephens (PF) Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Robert Murray comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-19 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Robert Murray grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Tracy Wilson is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #1 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Mack Horn (PF) James Buckmaster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG) John Lewis | |
| 05:31 | Duke | Mark Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Mark Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Mack Horn is called for the reach on Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Mack Horn, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (SG), Gino Marino (C) Robert Murray, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Tracy Wilson | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Gino Marino misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Marx - foul #2 on Dennis Marx, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG), Robert Murray (PF) Brian Crayton, Mack Horn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Tracy Wilson (C) Eugene Stevens, Curtis Wilson, Dennis Marx | |
| 04:39 | Duke | Gino Marino makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Gino Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Merrill Wilson | 14-23 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Robert Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 14-23 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Gino Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Robert Murray misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Wei-Quo Huang - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Huang, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (SG), Mack Horn (PF), Mark Rogers (C) Harold Hogan, Justin Mosqueda, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), John Lewis (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Dennis Marx (PF) Wei-Quo Huang, Merrill Wilson, Derrick Anderson, Tracy Wilson | |
| 03:38 | Duke | Robert Murray makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Robert Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter grabs the board | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Crayton (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Murray (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Mack Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charlie Leiter (fresh) PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 03:28 | Duke | Mack Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Robert Murray misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | John Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charlie Leiter | 15-26 |
| 02:20 | Duke | John Lewis picks off the pass by Daniel Bishop | 15-26 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Mark Rogers is called for the reach on Eugene Stevens - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Hogan (SG), Justin Mosqueda (SF), James Buckmaster (PF), Gino Marino (C) Daniel Bishop, Robert Murray, Mack Horn, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (SF), Tracy Wilson (C) Charlie Leiter, Charles Stephens | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:12 | Duke | James Buckmaster grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 01:43 | Duke | Gino Marino is hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #10 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (PG), Mack Horn (PF) Brian Crayton, James Buckmaster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson (SF) Dennis Marx | |
| 01:43 | Duke | Gino Marino misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 01:43 | Duke | Gino Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | John Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Gino Marino gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the driving attempt in the lane | 18-27 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | John Lewis can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Harold Hogan - foul #2 on Harold Hogan, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Crayton (PG), Robert Murray (SF), James Buckmaster (PF), Mark Rogers (C) Daniel Bishop, Justin Mosqueda, Mack Horn, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (PG), Charles Stephens (C) Eugene Stevens, Tracy Wilson | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Robert Murray misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Robert Murray tips it in | 20-29 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | John Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Mark Rogers grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mark Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 20-29 |