| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Francis Frazier, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Daniel Parada picks off the pass by Joseph Byers | 19-28 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Stone out of a doubleteam | 21-28 |
| 18:24 | Duke | Donald Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Kirk - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Michael Oliver is fouled on the floor by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #3 | 21-28 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Timothy Haines swats the layup by Kevin Perryman | 21-28 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Kevin Perryman pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Stone - foul #3 on Jerry Stone, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG) Jerry Stone | |
| Subs | Duke | Weldon Mays (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| 17:28 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Oliver - foul #2 on Michael Oliver, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Kevin Perryman hits a runner from close range set up by Douglas Mendiola | 23-32 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier scores on a floater near the basket | 25-32 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Kevin Perryman buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #5 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Patrick Smith (PF) Bradford Mike, James Kirk, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG) Michael Oliver | |
| 15:51 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Weldon Mays (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Kevin Perryman clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-34 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | David Heywood snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | David Heywood banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 27-34 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Kevin Perryman lays it up and in | 27-36 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Mendiola - foul #1 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Larry Heikkinen, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Larry Crosby (PF) Weldon Mays, Kevin Perryman | |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:34 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Parada | 34-38 |
| 13:17 | Duke | Michael Oliver connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Mendiola | 34-40 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Douglas Mendiola steals the ball from Daniel Parada | 34-40 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier clanks a jumper from the left block | 34-43 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Joseph Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Jerry Stone steps in front of the Michael Oliver pass | 34-43 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Stone | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Byers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Haines | 36-43 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | James Kirk is hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Weldon Mays (SG), Kevin Perryman (PF), Li Wang (C) Michael Oliver, Donald Johnson, Douglas Mendiola, Joseph Byers | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Heikkinen | 39-43 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Li Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Weldon Mays comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Li Wang tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Perryman - foul #2 on Kevin Perryman, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Kevin Perryman knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Weldon Mays | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF) William Jones, Larry Crosby | |
| 08:56 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Kevin Perryman grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Li Wang loses the dribble to James Kirk | 40-50 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Michael Oliver steals the ball from James Kirk | 40-50 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Weldon Mays hits the finger roll set up by Michael Oliver | 40-52 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-52 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Mays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Kevin Perryman connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Weldon Mays and he's fouled by Francis Frazier - foul #3 on Francis Frazier, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, Joseph Barnett, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG), Joseph Byers (C) Michael Oliver, Li Wang | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Kevin Perryman makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Kevin Perryman gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the lay-in | 40-55 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Joseph Byers hits the follow up shot | 40-57 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith's pass is intercepted by Donald Johnson | 40-57 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Weldon Mays hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 40-59 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike can't connect on a floater from the right side | 40-59 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | James Kirk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Kevin Perryman pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the dunk attempt | 40-59 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | David Heywood gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Joseph Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-59 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Byers denies the turnaround by Patrick Smith | 40-59 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Joseph Byers grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Kevin Perryman snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Donald Johnson lays it up and in | 40-61 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith lays it in | 42-61 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola is whistled for a carry | 42-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), John Hazel (PF) James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), William Jones (SG), Larry Crosby (SF), James Erbe (PF) Weldon Mays, Donald Johnson, Douglas Mendiola, Kevin Perryman | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hazel (fresh) C - David Heywood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Erbe (fresh) C - Joseph Byers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is hacked by Michael Oliver - foul #3 on Michael Oliver, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | John Hazel can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Byers - foul #3 on Joseph Byers, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Li Wang (C) Joseph Byers | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | John Hazel misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | John Hazel misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:50 | Duke | James Erbe gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Duke | Li Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) David Heywood | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | The jumper by Patrick Smith is denied by James Erbe | 42-61 |
| 02:10 | Duke | James Erbe grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Larry Crosby travels with the ball | 42-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) John Hazel | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Kevin Perryman (PF), Joseph Byers (C) William Jones, Larry Crosby, James Erbe, Li Wang | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses the jumper from the right side | 42-61 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to David Heywood | 42-61 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Bradford Mike | 44-61 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Oliver | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Barnett | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses the floater from the left side | 46-63 |
| 00:30 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Oliver | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Michael Oliver runs out the clock | 46-63 |