| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Frank Bock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Frank Bock inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Robert Hayes lays it in and the foul's on Douglas Meiners - foul #1 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:46 | Duke | Robert Hayes misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:46 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:25 | Southern | Kenneth Alexander takes the ball from Kenneth Mastro | 28-28 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Robert Chestnut hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Alexander | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Southern | James Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Douglas Meiners hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Marc Decker misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 30-30 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | Southern | Douglas Meiners lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Oliver | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Robert Hayes comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-32 |
| 18:05 | Southern | Douglas Meiners grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Southern | Douglas Meiners loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Robert Chestnut makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 17:07 | Southern | Robert Hayes is called for the reach on James Evans - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Marcus Lim (SF), Steve Miller (PF) Kenneth Alexander, Frank Bock, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:43 | Southern | Marc Decker is called for the reach on Douglas Meiners - foul #1 on Marc Decker, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Floyd Cho (SG) Robert Chestnut | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:14 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro can't throw it down | 33-32 |
| 16:13 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Floyd Cho grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Marc Decker buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Floyd Cho and he's hacked by Kevin Oliver - foul #1 on Kevin Oliver, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Southern | Nathan Krahn (C) Kevin Oliver | |
| 15:54 | Duke | Marc Decker misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:54 | Southern | Douglas Meiners gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Floyd Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marcus Lim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Miller (fresh) C - Marc Decker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | Southern | James Evans drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 35-34 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Marc Decker is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Frank Bock (SF), Robert Hayes (PF) Randell Dominy, Floyd Cho, Steve Miller, Marc Decker | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:48 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Robert Chestnut is fouled on the floor by James Evans - foul #2 on James Evans, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Miller (C) Marcus Lim | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:20 | Duke | Frank Bock hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Alexander | 37-34 |
| 13:58 | Southern | Nathan Krahn scores on a turnaround from close range | 37-36 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Frank Bock is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mastro - foul #2 on Kenneth Mastro, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Marc Decker (C) Steve Miller | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:37 | Duke | Robert Hayes is fouled on the floor by Nathan Krahn - foul #4 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Oliver (C) Nathan Krahn | |
| 13:25 | Duke | Marc Decker misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | Duke | Marc Decker gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Frank Bock hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 12:53 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Randell Dominy - foul #2 on Randell Dominy, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Marcus Lim (SF), Steve Miller (PF) Frank Bock, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:53 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:53 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Duke | Robert Chestnut travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Floyd Cho (SG) Robert Chestnut | |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (PF) Douglas Meiners | |
| 12:08 | Southern | Steve Miller is called for the reach on Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Steve Miller, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG) Floyd Cho | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:51 | Southern | James Evans drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marcus Lim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Miller (fresh) C - Marc Decker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 11:35 | Southern | James Evans gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Rogelio Marino buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Mastro | 39-41 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Marc Decker is fouled on the floor by Kevin Oliver - foul #2 on Kevin Oliver, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Chestnut (SG), Frank Bock (SF), Robert Hayes (PF) Randell Dominy, Steve Miller, Marc Decker | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Meiners (PF) Charles Smith | |
| 10:42 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Hayes | 41-41 |
| 10:13 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Marcus Lim pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Kenneth Mastro takes the ball from Kenneth Alexander | 41-41 |
| 09:32 | Southern | Marcus Lim swats the layup by James Evans | 41-41 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Kenneth Mastro denies the turnaround by Robert Hayes | 41-41 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Douglas Meiners gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:49 | Southern | Kevin Oliver's pass is intercepted by Robert Hayes | 41-41 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Robert Hayes misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Oliver - foul #3 on Kevin Oliver, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Floyd Cho (SF), Marc Decker (C) Kenneth Alexander, Frank Bock, Marcus Lim | |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (C) Kevin Oliver | |
| 08:32 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Douglas Meiners can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Robert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Robert Hayes scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Randell Dominy | 45-41 |
| 07:43 | Southern | James Evans clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Marc Decker grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Floyd Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Duke | Charles Smith blocks the short jumper by Floyd Cho | 45-41 |
| 07:23 | Duke | Floyd Cho tips it in | 47-41 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Randell Dominy - foul #3 on Randell Dominy, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Miller (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | Nathan Krahn (C) Douglas Meiners | |
| 07:03 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Steve Miller grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Randell Dominy travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Bock (SF) Robert Chestnut | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:28 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Evans | 47-43 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Randell Dominy hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Floyd Cho | 49-43 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Nathan Krahn scores on a floater from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Randell Dominy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frank Bock | 51-45 |
| 05:25 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-45 |
| 05:24 | Southern | James Evans tips it home | 51-47 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Frank Bock connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Miller | 53-47 |
| 04:52 | Southern | James Evans buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Steve Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from Randell Dominy | 55-50 |
| 04:24 | Southern | James Evans works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-50 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Marc Decker gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Robert Hayes (PF) Randell Dominy, Floyd Cho, Steve Miller | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF), Douglas Meiners (PF) Kenneth Mastro, Charles Smith | |
| 04:05 | Duke | Richard McFarland steps in front of the Robert Chestnut pass | 55-50 |
| 03:43 | Southern | James Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Frank Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard McFarland (fresh) PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Duke | Robert Hayes buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Alexander | 57-50 |
| 02:53 | Southern | Douglas Meiners drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Evans | 57-52 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Marc Decker misses badly on a jumper from close range | 57-52 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Robert Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:21 | Duke | Robert Chestnut knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Alexander | 59-52 |
| 01:58 | Southern | Nathan Krahn's floater is knocked away by Marc Decker | 59-52 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Frank Bock gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Duke | Robert Hayes buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Bock | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Southern | James Evans is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Mastro (SF) Richard McFarland | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:45 | Southern | Nathan Krahn pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Southern | Rogelio Marino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | James Evans is called for the reach on Marc Decker in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Evans, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Marcus Lim (SF) Kenneth Alexander, Frank Bock | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Marc Decker makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Marc Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:30 | Southern | Rogelio Marino connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Mastro | 63-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | James Evans is called for the reach on Marc Decker in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Evans, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Marc Decker makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Marc Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Douglas Meiners gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:20 | Southern | James Evans clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:18 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Meiners | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Randell Dominy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Randell Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:13 | Southern | The rebound goes to Nathan Krahn | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Marc Decker gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randell Dominy runs out the clock | 65-58 |