| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Connor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Allan Foster inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Steve Lowe is hacked by Chad Connor - foul #2 on Chad Connor, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Ron Jenkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Curtis Butts grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Chisulo Banda connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Clifford Taylor can't throw it down but he's fouled by Sherman Weidner - foul #2 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Curtis Butts | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Steve Lowe buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Ron Jenkins steps in front of the Chisulo Banda pass | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Chad Connor grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Curtis Butts grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:02 | Duke | Sherman Weidner is fouled on the floor by Allan Foster - foul #1 on Allan Foster, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG), Rolf Olewinski (SG), Douglas Nguyen (SF), Walter Smiley (PF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Curtis Butts, Oswaldo Russo, Chad Connor, Sherman Weidner | |
| 16:50 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Winfred Halbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Allan Foster snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Omer Kowalski - foul #2 on Omer Kowalski, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:19 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 15:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to Winfred Halbert | 32-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Potvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Omer Kowalski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rolf Olewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Smiley (fresh) C - Leland Roland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Winfred Halbert slams it home on a nice dish by Clifford Taylor | 34-36 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Leland Roland pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Omer Kowalski buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rolf Olewinski and the foul's on John Potvin - foul #1 on John Potvin, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (SG), Oswaldo Russo (SF), Chad Connor (PF), Sherman Weidner (C) Rolf Olewinski, Douglas Nguyen, Walter Smiley, Leland Roland | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Winfred Halbert snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Omer Kowalski steals it from Winfred Halbert | 34-38 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Winfred Halbert hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 34-40 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Allan Foster tips it home | 36-40 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Omer Kowalski travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG) John Potvin | |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG) Omer Kowalski | |
| 13:04 | UConn | Curtis Butts steals the ball from Winfred Halbert | 36-40 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo banks in the layup set up by Curtis Butts | 36-42 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 36-42 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Sherman Weidner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Curtis Butts's pass is intercepted by Allan Foster | 36-42 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Steve Lowe can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-42 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Ron Jenkins grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Allan Foster's pass is intercepted by Curtis Butts | 36-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winfred Halbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Butts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oswaldo Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chad Connor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sherman Weidner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Chisulo Banda buries a jumper from the right side set up by Oswaldo Russo | 36-44 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Clifford Taylor tips it home | 38-44 |
| 10:50 | Duke | Chisulo Banda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Allan Foster snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Steve Lowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Allan Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Ron Jenkins knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Chad Connor hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Steve Lowe - foul #3 on Steve Lowe, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG), Rolf Olewinski (SG), Douglas Nguyen (SF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Curtis Butts, Oswaldo Russo, Sherman Weidner | |
| 09:43 | Duke | Chad Connor makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Chad Connor steps in front of the Steve Lowe pass | 40-47 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Chad Connor grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 08:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 40-47 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Steve Lowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Potvin | 42-47 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Omer Kowalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), Barney Townsend (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF) John Potvin, Allan Foster, Steve Lowe | |
| Subs | Duke | Walter Smiley (PF) Chad Connor | |
| 07:46 | UConn | Omer Kowalski is called for the reach on Ron Jenkins - foul #3 on Omer Kowalski, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Douglas Nguyen takes the ball from Winfred Halbert | 42-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winfred Halbert (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Omer Kowalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rolf Olewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Smiley (fresh) C - Leland Roland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Omer Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Walter Smiley gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:13 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Clifford Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Leland Roland grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Omer Kowalski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rolf Olewinski | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | UConn | Ron Jenkins double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Steve Lowe (PF) Barney Townsend, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG), Curtis Butts (SG), Oswaldo Russo (SF), Sherman Weidner (C) Omer Kowalski, Rolf Olewinski, Douglas Nguyen, Leland Roland | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Walter Smiley misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Walter Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Walter Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Steve Lowe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Curtis Butts gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Allan Foster steps in front of the Oswaldo Russo pass | 42-53 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Steve Lowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Winfred Halbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Allan Foster's floater is tipped away by Sherman Weidner | 42-53 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Walter Smiley grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Walter Smiley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chisulo Banda and the foul's on Steve Lowe - foul #4 on Steve Lowe, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), Clifford Taylor (C) John Potvin, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolf Olewinski (SG) Oswaldo Russo | |
| 03:48 | Duke | Walter Smiley makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Sherman Weidner steals the ball from Allan Foster | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winfred Halbert (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Lowe (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chisulo Banda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolf Olewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Butts (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Smiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Walter Smiley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-56 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Steve Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Sherman Weidner - foul #3 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (SF) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG), Douglas Nguyen (SF), Chad Connor (PF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Curtis Butts, Walter Smiley, Sherman Weidner | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Omer Kowalski | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | UConn | Ron Jenkins scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Barney Townsend | |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG), Curtis Butts (SG), Oswaldo Russo (SF), Sherman Weidner (C) Omer Kowalski, Rolf Olewinski, Douglas Nguyen, Leland Roland | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Ron Jenkins is hacked by Chisulo Banda - foul #1 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Winfred Halbert is hacked by Chad Connor - foul #3 on Chad Connor, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:18 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Jenkins - foul #2 on Ron Jenkins, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolf Olewinski (SG), Walter Smiley (PF) Curtis Butts, Chad Connor | |
| 01:14 | Duke | Clifford Taylor is called for the reach on Rolf Olewinski - foul #3 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Chisulo Banda pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Walter Smiley is hacked by Ron Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Jenkins, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Walter Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Walter Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Steve Lowe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Winfred Halbert hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (SG), Chad Connor (PF) Rolf Olewinski, Walter Smiley | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Chisulo Banda runs out the clock | 53-61 |