| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fyodor Ziesmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Penn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hugh Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jun Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stoker (fresh) C - Eric Cousin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Christopher Penn inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | James Hundley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fyodor Ziesmer and he's hacked by David Stoker - foul #2 on David Stoker, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:40 | Duke | James Hundley makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Alan West connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Jun Xiong scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Penn | 39-32 |
| 18:33 | San Diego State | Stephen Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Duke | Jun Xiong pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Hugh Frederick misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-32 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Jun Xiong snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:37 | Duke | James Hundley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-32 |
| 17:35 | Duke | James Hundley hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Alan West misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Penn - foul #2 on Christopher Penn, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Duke | James Wilkie (SF), Timothy Natal (C) Christopher Penn, Jun Xiong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leo Green (C) Eric Cousin | |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Alan West makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Alan West makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:50 | Duke | James Wilkie makes the driving attempt from close range | 43-34 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | David Stoker is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (SG), David Patnode (C) Fyodor Ziesmer, Hugh Frederick | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe (PG), Bryant Jones (SG), Teodoro Costa (PF) Alan West, Stephen Clark, David Stoker | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Robert Gordon hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hundley | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilkie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Natal (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Patnode (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Vernon Bledsoe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Jones (fresh) SF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Green (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-34 |
| 15:31 | Duke | Robert Gordon grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Robert Gordon's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Orji | 45-34 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji throws it down | 45-36 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Robert Gordon is hacked by Bryant Jones - foul #1 on Bryant Jones, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer (SG), Christopher Penn (SF), Hugh Frederick (PF), Jun Xiong (C) James Hundley, James Wilkie, Timothy Natal, David Patnode | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alan West (PG), Stephen Clark (SG), David Stoker (SF), Eric Cousin (C) Vernon Bledsoe, Bryant Jones, Dikembe Orji, Leo Green | |
| 14:27 | Duke | Jun Xiong travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | Alan West clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 14:00 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Jun Xiong comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Cousin - foul #1 on Eric Cousin, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Wilfredo Esposito (PF) Teodoro Costa | |
| 13:39 | Duke | Jun Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Jun Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:12 | San Diego State | Alan West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 13:10 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jun Xiong | 47-38 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Hugh Frederick misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 13:03 | San Diego State | Stephen Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Alan West can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 12:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Christopher Penn | 47-38 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Hugh Frederick's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Esposito | 47-38 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Alan West makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Clark | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Ziesmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Penn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hugh Frederick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jun Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stoker (fairly fresh) PF - Wilfredo Esposito (fresh) C - Eric Cousin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 11:21 | San Diego State | Eric Cousin pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | David Stoker is fouled on the floor by Robert Gordon - foul #1 on Robert Gordon, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Xi-Wang Wang (SG), James Wilkie (SF), Timothy Natal (PF), David Patnode (C) Robert Gordon, Fyodor Ziesmer, Christopher Penn, Hugh Frederick, Jun Xiong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe (PG), Bryant Jones (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Teodoro Costa (PF), Leo Green (C) Alan West, Stephen Clark, David Stoker, Wilfredo Esposito, Eric Cousin | |
| 10:37 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:36 | Duke | James Wilkie grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:23 | Duke | James Wilkie is hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 10:07 | Duke | James Hundley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | San Diego State | Leo Green gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe knocks in the floater from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 09:35 | Duke | James Hundley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-42 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Bryant Jones | 47-42 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Leo Green is fouled on the floor by Timothy Natal - foul #1 on Timothy Natal, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer (SG), Christopher Penn (SF), Hugh Frederick (PF) Xi-Wang Wang, James Wilkie, David Patnode | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alan West (PG) Bryant Jones | |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Leo Green misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 08:50 | San Diego State | Leo Green can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Christopher Penn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leo Green | 47-44 |
| 08:13 | San Diego State | Leo Green misses long on a floater from the right block | 47-44 |
| 08:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Timothy Natal | 47-44 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Hugh Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Jun Xiong (C) Timothy Natal | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Clark (SG), David Stoker (PF), Eric Cousin (C) Vernon Bledsoe, Teodoro Costa, Leo Green | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fyodor Ziesmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Penn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hugh Frederick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jun Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Stoker (fresh) C - Eric Cousin (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jun Xiong - foul #1 on Jun Xiong, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Duke | James Wilkie (SF) Christopher Penn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Duke | James Hundley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | David Stoker loses the dribble to James Wilkie | 47-46 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Jun Xiong's layup is rejected by David Stoker | 47-46 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Eric Cousin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:08 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan West | 47-48 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Jun Xiong is hacked by Eric Cousin - foul #2 on Eric Cousin, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (PG), Christopher Penn (SF), Timothy Natal (PF) James Hundley, James Wilkie, Hugh Frederick | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe (PG), Teodoro Costa (PF) Alan West, Dikembe Orji | |
| 05:22 | Duke | Teodoro Costa swats the layup by Christopher Penn | 47-48 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Christopher Penn grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Christopher Penn misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Stephen Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Xi-Wang Wang (SG), David Patnode (C) Fyodor Ziesmer, Jun Xiong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryant Jones (SG), Wilfredo Esposito (PF), Leo Green (C) Stephen Clark, David Stoker, Eric Cousin | |
| 04:13 | Duke | Christopher Penn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-48 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Wilfredo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:43 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xi-Wang Wang (fresh) SF - Christopher Penn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Natal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Patnode (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Vernon Bledsoe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Jones (fresh) SF - Teodoro Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfredo Esposito (fresh) C - Leo Green (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Robert Gordon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryant Jones | 49-53 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Fyodor Ziesmer (SG), Hugh Frederick (PF), Jun Xiong (C) Robert Gordon, Xi-Wang Wang, Timothy Natal, David Patnode | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alan West (PG), Stephen Clark (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), David Stoker (PF), Eric Cousin (C) Vernon Bledsoe, Bryant Jones, Teodoro Costa, Wilfredo Esposito, Leo Green | |
| 02:50 | Duke | James Hundley is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 02:21 | San Diego State | Eric Cousin snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Hugh Frederick snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Christopher Penn hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Fyodor Ziesmer and the foul's on Eric Cousin - foul #3 on Eric Cousin, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Christopher Penn makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:57 | San Diego State | David Stoker's pass is intercepted by Christopher Penn | 52-53 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Christopher Penn can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:52 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Stephen Clark | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Penn - foul #3 on Christopher Penn, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Duke | Jun Xiong buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Fyodor Ziesmer | 54-54 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Alan West misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 00:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Hugh Frederick | 54-54 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer clanks a fullcourt shot | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fyodor Ziesmer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Penn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Frederick (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jun Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Stoker (fresh) C - Eric Cousin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Hugh Frederick wins the tip | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Duke | Christopher Penn misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #4 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Christopher Penn makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Christopher Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:32 | San Diego State | David Stoker grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Jun Xiong clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 55-54 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Alan West gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Alan West connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 03:05 | Duke | James Hundley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Penn | 58-56 |
| 02:46 | San Diego State | Alan West clanks a floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | David Stoker grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Christopher Penn pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:50 | Duke | David Stoker is called for the reach on Hugh Frederick - foul #3 on David Stoker, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Hugh Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Eric Cousin grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 01:30 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Eric Cousin misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Hugh Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:08 | Duke | James Hundley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:50 | San Diego State | Alan West drills a shot from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fyodor Ziesmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Penn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Frederick (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Jun Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Stoker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Cousin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Hundley and he's hacked by Stephen Clark - foul #1 on Stephen Clark, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Duke | James Wilkie (SF) Christopher Penn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Fyodor Ziesmer makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | San Diego State | David Stoker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Duke | James Hundley is hacked by Stephen Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Clark, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (SF) James Wilkie | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:16 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Hundley is hacked by Alan West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan West, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Alan West misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Hugh Frederick snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Hugh Frederick runs out the clock | 68-61 |