| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Peay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Howes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell is hacked by Tony Bishop - foul #2 on Tony Bishop, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Donald Russell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-39 |
| 19:20 | Duke | David Peay connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-42 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Tony Bishop is called for the reach on Timothy Forshee - foul #3 on Tony Bishop, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Andre Howes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:12 | Duke | David Peay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Wayne Beauford | 24-42 |
| 17:47 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee comes up short on the floater from the right side | 24-42 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 24-42 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Donald Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Bishop | 24-42 |
| 17:14 | Duke | David Peay snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Andre Howes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-42 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Andre Howes is called for the reach on Ralph Cogdell - foul #2 on Andre Howes, team foul #3 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (SG), Larry Armistead (PF) Ralph Cogdell, Donald Russell | |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (PG), Carlos Crader (SG) David Peay, Andre Howes | |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Hall | 26-42 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Hugo Davidson drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Rich Pruitt | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Larry Armistead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Crader (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hugo Davidson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Gerald White misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 15:28 | Duke | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-44 |
| 15:00 | Duke | James Parker tips it in | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Brian Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Rich Pruitt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carlos Crader | 28-49 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | James Parker is called for the reach on Brian Hall - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell (SG), Daryl Natoli (SF), Donald Russell (PF) Brian Hall, Wayne Beauford, Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Duke | David Peay (PG), Andre Howes (SG), Jacob Barnhill (SF) Rich Pruitt, Carlos Crader, Hugo Davidson | |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell is called for 3 seconds | 28-49 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Andre Howes slams it home on a nice dish by David Peay and he's fouled by Ralph Cogdell - foul #3 on Ralph Cogdell, team foul #1 | 28-51 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Andre Howes makes the free throw | 28-52 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Larry Armistead lays it in on a great pass from Gerald White | 30-52 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Andre Howes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Donald Russell grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Donald Russell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-52 |
| 12:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Andre Howes | 30-52 |
| 12:05 | Duke | David Peay connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jacob Barnhill | 30-54 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | The short jumper by Donald Russell is denied by Tony Bishop | 30-54 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Gerald White tips it home | 32-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gerald White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Natoli (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Armistead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Peay (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andre Howes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) PF - Tony Bishop (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 11:31 | Duke | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 32-54 |
| 11:25 | Duke | Gerald White steals it from David Peay | 32-54 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Donald Russell travels with the ball | 32-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Wayne Beauford (SF), Timothy Forshee (C) Gerald White, Daryl Natoli, Larry Armistead | |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (PG), Hugo Davidson (SF), Alan Huntley (PF), Eugene Madrid (C) David Peay, Jacob Barnhill, Tony Bishop, James Parker | |
| 10:46 | Duke | Alan Huntley buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Andre Howes | 32-56 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Russell | 35-56 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Alan Huntley misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-56 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Brian Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-56 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Andre Howes pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Hugo Davidson clanks a shot from the right side | 35-56 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Hugo Davidson tips it back up and in | 35-58 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 09:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Andre Howes | 35-58 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Andre Howes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Rich Pruitt | 35-61 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Hugo Davidson steals it from Ralph Cogdell | 35-61 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Andre Howes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-61 |
| 07:48 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Hugo Davidson | 35-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rich Pruitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Howes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Madrid (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Hugo Davidson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rich Pruitt | 35-63 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee is denied on a layup by Alan Huntley | 35-63 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford snags the offensive board | 35-63 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene Madrid - foul #2 on Eugene Madrid, team foul #5 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Gerald White (SG), Daryl Natoli (SF), Larry Armistead (PF) Brian Hall, Ralph Cogdell, Wayne Beauford, Donald Russell | |
| Subs | Duke | David Peay (PG), Carlos Crader (SG), Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (PF), James Parker (C) Rich Pruitt, Andre Howes, Hugo Davidson, Alan Huntley, Eugene Madrid | |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee misses the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 06:34 | Duke | David Peay makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Barnhill | 36-66 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Diener (C) Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Carlos Crader makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Peay | 36-68 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | James Parker picks off the pass by Larry Armistead | 36-68 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Carlos Crader buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Peay | 36-70 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Gerald White hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Carlos Crader - foul #1 on Carlos Crader, team foul #6 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Hugo Davidson (SF) Jacob Barnhill | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Gerald White makes the free throw | 39-70 |
| 04:59 | Duke | David Peay makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hugo Davidson | 39-73 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Gerald White is called for traveling | 39-73 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Tony Bishop connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Crader and the foul's on Gerald White - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #2 | 39-75 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Tony Bishop makes the free throw | 39-76 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-76 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Carlos Crader grabs the defensive rebound | 39-76 |
| 04:10 | Duke | David Peay can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Wilson - foul #2 on Richard Wilson, team foul #3 | 39-76 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Andre Howes (SG) Carlos Crader | |
| 04:10 | Duke | David Peay makes the 1st free throw | 39-77 |
| 04:10 | Duke | David Peay makes the 2nd free throw | 39-78 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Larry Armistead drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 41-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Richard Wilson steps in front of the Tony Bishop pass | 41-78 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Natoli (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Armistead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Diener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Peay (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andre Howes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Larry Armistead comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Bishop - foul #4 on Tony Bishop, team foul #7 | 41-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (PG), Alan Huntley (PF) David Peay, Tony Bishop | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Larry Armistead misses the 1st free throw | 41-78 |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Larry Armistead misses the 2nd free throw | 41-78 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Rich Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 41-78 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Andre Howes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rich Pruitt | 41-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-81 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Rich Pruitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-81 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Aaron Diener gets the rebound | 44-81 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Gerald White loses the dribble to Andre Howes in the backcourt | 44-81 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Hugo Davidson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-81 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Larry Armistead gets the rebound | 44-81 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-81 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Alan Huntley snags the defensive board | 44-81 |
| 01:16 | Duke | James Parker scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rich Pruitt | 44-83 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Aaron Diener scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Hugo Davidson - foul #1 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #8 | 46-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG) Bruce Dicks | |
| Subs | Duke | David Peay (PG), Tony Bishop (PF) Rich Pruitt, Alan Huntley | |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Aaron Diener makes the free throw | 47-83 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Hugo Davidson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Daryl Natoli - foul #2 on Daryl Natoli, team foul #4 | 47-83 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Hugo Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 47-84 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Hugo Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-84 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Aaron Diener gets the rebound | 47-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Montana State | David Peay picks off the pass by Aaron Diener | 47-84 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Andre Howes lays it in on a nice dish by David Peay | 47-86 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-86 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Peay runs out the clock | 50-86 |