| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chad Dickey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Place (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Rushin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Chad Dickey inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh is hacked by David Place - foul #1 on David Place, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Steven Rothenberg takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 33-40 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Joseph Toney misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Ricky Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Michael Wilson double dribbles | 33-40 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Gilbert Clarke - foul #3 on Gilbert Clarke, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chad Daves (SF) Gilbert Clarke | |
| 18:55 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | William Rushin misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Chad Dickey | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Joseph Toney grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Chad Daves misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | William Rushin tips it in | 36-42 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh is hacked by David Place - foul #2 on David Place, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Fisher (C) Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:33 | Duke | Michael Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Chad Daves scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Place | 39-44 |
| 16:59 | Duke | Chad Dickey's fadeaway is rejected by David Place | 39-44 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | David Place grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | David Place makes the fadeaway from the left side | 39-46 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Michael Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | David Place's layup is rejected by Chad Dickey | 41-46 |
| 15:41 | Duke | Chad Dickey grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Daves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Place (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Rushin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh tips it home | 43-46 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Joseph Toney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 15:24 | Duke | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:17 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Chad Daves pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | David Place misses short on a jumper from close range | 43-46 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 43-46 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Charles Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (SG), Mike Hilger (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Michael Wilson, Chad Dickey, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (PG), Ralph Webb (SG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), Eric Langner (PF), Matthew Lewis (C) Steven Rothenberg, Joseph Toney, Chad Daves, David Place, William Rushin | |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Eric Langner scores on a floater near the basket | 43-48 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Eric Langner is called for the reach on Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Eric Langner, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Gary Cox is fouled on the floor by Daniel Duff - foul #2 on Daniel Duff, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Jamel Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mike Hilger | 46-48 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Daniel Duff's pass is intercepted by Gary Cox in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Gary Cox banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Daniel Duff misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Fisher - foul #4 on Charles Fisher, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Toney (SG) Ralph Webb | |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Daniel Duff makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Daniel Duff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Matthew Lewis denies the turnaround by Ricky Brown | 48-50 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Ricky Brown tips it home | 50-50 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Matthew Lewis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Hilger and he's fouled by Daniel Duff - foul #3 on Daniel Duff, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG) Gary Cox | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Eric Langner | 53-50 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Charles Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Charles Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Charles Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), Daniel Smith (C) Jamel Thomas, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), David Place (PF), William Rushin (C) Daniel Duff, Eric Langner, Matthew Lewis | |
| 11:45 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) PF - Charles Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Place (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Rushin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | David Place buries a fadeaway in the lane | 55-52 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Joseph Toney picks off the pass by Michael Wilson | 55-52 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | David Place is hacked by Charles Fisher - foul #5 on Charles Fisher, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Huynh (PF) Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (SG), Chad Daves (SF) Joseph Toney, Gilbert Clarke | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Chad Daves misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Daniel Duff hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Chad Daves picks off the pass by Mike Hilger | 55-54 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Chad Daves loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (SG) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Toney (SG), Eric Langner (C) Steven Rothenberg, William Rushin | |
| 09:46 | Duke | Chad Dickey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Duff - foul #4 on Daniel Duff, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Ricky Brown (C) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Webb (PG) Daniel Duff | |
| 09:46 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Ralph Webb scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Toney | 57-57 |
| 09:03 | Duke | Jamel Thomas's pass is intercepted by Joseph Toney | 57-57 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Ralph Webb connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Place | 57-60 |
| 08:24 | Duke | The jumper by Chad Dickey is denied by Chad Daves | 57-60 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Eric Langner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Joseph Toney misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Ricky Brown grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Jamel Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | David Place grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hilger (tiring) PF - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Webb (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Daves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Place (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Langner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Huynh steps in front of the Joseph Toney pass | 57-60 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Chad Dickey knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jamel Thomas | 59-60 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | David Place can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Joseph Toney tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Chad Daves snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Ralph Webb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Place - foul #3 on David Place, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Daniel Smith (PF) Jamel Thomas, Mike Hilger, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Daniel Duff (SG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), William Rushin (C) Ralph Webb, Joseph Toney, Chad Daves, David Place, Eric Langner | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | William Rushin slams it home and the foul's on Ricky Brown - foul #1 on Ricky Brown, team foul #3 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (SF) Chad Dickey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:28 | Xavier | William Rushin makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | William Rushin snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Gary Cox steals the ball from Steven Rothenberg in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Gary Cox banks in the layup | 63-65 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg is hacked by Gary Cox - foul #2 on Gary Cox, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Huynh (PF) Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | William Rushin blows the dunk | 63-65 |
| 04:42 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Cox | 63-65 |
| 04:23 | Duke | Jamel Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Jamel Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Jamel Thomas is whistled for a carry | 63-65 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Toney (SG) Daniel Duff | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Gary Cox pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:34 | Duke | Michael Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Cox | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Jamel Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Huynh (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) C - William Rushin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Joseph Toney is fouled on the floor by Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Jamel Thomas, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (PG), Eric Langner (PF) Steven Rothenberg, Matthew Lewis | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Daniel Duff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Cox - foul #3 on Gary Cox, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG) Gary Cox | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Webb (SF), David Place (PF) Gilbert Clarke, William Rushin | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Daniel Duff makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Daniel Duff misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Ricky Brown gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Ricky Brown hits a floater in the lane set up by Michael Wilson | 68-66 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), Chad Dickey (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Jamel Thomas, Mike Hilger, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), William Rushin (C) Daniel Duff, Ralph Webb, Eric Langner | |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Joseph Toney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Rushin - foul #2 on William Rushin, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | William Rushin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 70-66 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Chad Dickey snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Michael Wilson is whistled for traveling | 70-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Huynh (PF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke's pass is intercepted by Gary Cox | 70-66 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Gary Cox's pass is intercepted by William Rushin | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Joseph Toney is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Huynh - foul #2 on Lawrence Huynh, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Joseph Toney makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Joseph Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Place | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | William Rushin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ricky Brown - foul #2 on Ricky Brown, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | William Rushin misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | William Rushin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Rothenberg - foul #3 on Steven Rothenberg, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Joseph Toney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Chad Dickey gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Chad Dickey is hacked by Joseph Toney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Toney, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Place grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg misses the halfcourt shot | 72-69 |