| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Michael Tengan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Beggs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie Dahlen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micheal Vereen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Scott Cates (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stanley Ochakovsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Cauley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Folkerts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Micheal Vereen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Tengan | 39-33 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Willis Folkerts can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Willis Folkerts tips it in | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Michael Tengan is hacked by Scott Cates - foul #1 on Scott Cates, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs clanks a jumper in the lane | 39-35 |
| 18:44 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Scott Cates hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Clark | 39-37 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Micheal Vereen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:04 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Scott Cates misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Tengan - foul #1 on Michael Tengan, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Scott Cates misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Scott Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:25 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:24 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen misses the jumper from close range | 41-38 |
| 17:02 | Duke | Willis Folkerts snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Joshua Cauley is denied on a layup by Eric Grant | 41-38 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Joshua Cauley tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson (SG), Doug Fain (SF), Brett Sinn (PF), Pete Ganley (C) Clifford Beggs, Ronnie Dahlen, Micheal Vereen, Eric Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Blue (SF) Joshua Cauley | |
| 15:59 | Duke | Willis Folkerts drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Scott Cates | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Michael Tengan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Fain (fresh) PF - Brett Sinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Ganley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Scott Cates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Ochakovsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Folkerts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Western Carolina | Joseph Blue is called for the reach on Herman Swanson - foul #1 on Joseph Blue, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dewey Brown (PG) Michael Tengan | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:41 | Western Carolina | Doug Fain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:39 | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:28 | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Pete Ganley is called for the reach on Stanley Ochakovsky - foul #3 on Pete Ganley, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Tengan (PG) Dewey Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:58 | Duke | Willis Folkerts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willis Folkerts - foul #3 on Willis Folkerts, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen (SF) Doug Fain | |
| Subs | Duke | Nathan Powers (PF) Adam Clark | |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Willis Folkerts grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Scott Cates is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 14:21 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen slams it home | 44-42 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Ochakovsky, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs (SG), Micheal Vereen (PF), Eric Grant (C) Herman Swanson, Brett Sinn, Pete Ganley | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Cauley (SF) Joseph Blue | |
| 13:42 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Willis Folkerts misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-42 |
| 13:14 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ochakovsky - foul #3 on Stanley Ochakovsky, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dewey Brown (PG), Herman Swanson (SF) Michael Tengan, Ronnie Dahlen | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Bostick (PG), Joseph Blue (SG), Adam Clark (PF) Scott Cates, Stanley Ochakovsky, Willis Folkerts | |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant misses the shot from the left block | 46-42 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Joseph Blue grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Joseph Blue is fouled on the floor by Clifford Beggs - foul #3 on Clifford Beggs, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Tengan (PG), Brett Sinn (C) Dewey Brown, Eric Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:45 | Duke | Joseph Blue clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Nathan Powers snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Michael Tengan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Beggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herman Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Vereen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Sinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Edward Bostick (fresh) SG - Joseph Blue (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Cauley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Duke | Joseph Blue makes the shot from the right block set up by Edward Bostick | 46-44 |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen (SF), Pete Ganley (C) Clifford Beggs, Micheal Vereen | |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Cates (PG), Stanley Ochakovsky (SG), Willis Folkerts (C) Edward Bostick, Joshua Cauley, Adam Clark | |
| 10:43 | Duke | Joseph Blue misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Scott Cates steals the ball from Herman Swanson | 46-44 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Cates | 46-46 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Willis Folkerts - foul #4 on Willis Folkerts, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dewey Brown (SG), Eric Grant (C) Herman Swanson, Brett Sinn | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Joseph Blue buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Folkerts | 47-49 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Joseph Blue steals the ball from Pete Ganley | 47-49 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Scott Cates misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 47-49 |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Nathan Powers misses the jump hook from close range | 47-49 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Pete Ganley is blocked by Joseph Blue | 47-49 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Nathan Powers grabs the board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Michael Tengan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Dahlen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Ganley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Scott Cates (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Ochakovsky (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Blue (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Powers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Folkerts (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Duke | Scott Cates banks in the layup on a great pass from Willis Folkerts and he's fouled by Eric Grant - foul #3 on Eric Grant, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs (SG), Herman Swanson (SF), Micheal Vereen (PF), Brett Sinn (C) Michael Tengan, Ronnie Dahlen, Pete Ganley, Eric Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Cauley (SF), Adam Clark (PF) Stanley Ochakovsky, Nathan Powers | |
| 07:21 | Duke | Scott Cates makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:10 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Joshua Cauley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Joseph Blue misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Scott Cates tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Brett Sinn grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | Brett Sinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 06:25 | Duke | Adam Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Scott Cates misses short on a jumper in the paint | 47-52 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Joshua Cauley snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Adam Clark buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Blue | 47-54 |
| 05:17 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Tengan (PG), Ronnie Dahlen (SF), Eric Grant (C) Dewey Brown, Herman Swanson, Brett Sinn | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Bostick (PG), Stanley Ochakovsky (SG) Scott Cates, Joseph Blue | |
| 04:55 | Duke | Adam Clark hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Ochakovsky and he's fouled by Micheal Vereen - foul #3 on Micheal Vereen, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Blue (SF) Willis Folkerts | |
| 04:55 | Duke | Adam Clark misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:55 | Western Carolina | Micheal Vereen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-56 |
| 04:27 | Western Carolina | Micheal Vereen misses the tip | 47-56 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Dahlen | 47-56 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Bostick - foul #1 on Edward Bostick, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Herman Swanson (SG), Brett Sinn (PF) Clifford Beggs, Micheal Vereen | |
| Subs | Duke | Nathan Powers (C) Joshua Cauley | |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Brett Sinn blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Joseph Blue | 48-56 |
| 03:44 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Powers | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Joseph Blue scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Bostick | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Michael Tengan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Dahlen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Sinn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Edward Bostick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Ochakovsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Blue (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Clark (tiring) 6 pts. C - Nathan Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:12 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen hits a jumper from the left block | 50-58 |
| 03:07 | Duke | Joseph Blue drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Bostick | 50-61 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen is hacked by Joseph Blue - foul #2 on Joseph Blue, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Pete Ganley (C) Eric Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Ronnie Dahlen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs (SG), Micheal Vereen (PF) Herman Swanson, Pete Ganley | |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Cates (PG), Joshua Cauley (PF) Edward Bostick, Adam Clark | |
| 02:38 | Duke | Nathan Powers is hacked by Brett Sinn - foul #2 on Brett Sinn, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eric Grant (C) Brett Sinn | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:21 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Cates | 52-63 |
| 02:03 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant blows the layup | 52-63 |
| 02:01 | Duke | Joshua Cauley grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Joseph Blue knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Cates | 52-66 |
| 01:42 | Western Carolina | Clifford Beggs blows the layup | 52-66 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Stanley Ochakovsky snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Joseph Blue misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-66 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Joshua Cauley tips it home | 52-68 |
| 01:04 | Western Carolina | Joshua Cauley swats the dunk try by Eric Grant | 52-68 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Joseph Blue pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Joseph Blue misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | Eric Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Michael Tengan knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Ronnie Dahlen | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Eric Grant is called for the reach on Nathan Powers - foul #4 on Eric Grant, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dewey Brown (PG), Herman Swanson (SG), Doug Fain (SF), Brett Sinn (PF), Pete Ganley (C) Michael Tengan, Clifford Beggs, Ronnie Dahlen, Micheal Vereen, Eric Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | Willis Folkerts (C) Joseph Blue | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Nathan Powers makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Nathan Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Willis Folkerts steals it from Dewey Brown | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Willis Folkerts runs out the clock | 54-70 |