| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Lipscomb (fresh) PF - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Prinz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Nagel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - George Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | Chad Dickey buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 40-31 |
| 19:23 | Western Carolina | David Prinz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 42-31 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Chad Dickey steps in front of the David Prinz pass | 42-31 |
| 18:35 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Dickey | 44-31 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by George Darnell | 44-33 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:03 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | David Prinz loses the dribble to Edwin Lipscomb | 44-33 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Michael Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Chad Dickey | 47-33 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | David Prinz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Charles Fisher, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Larry Slusher (PF) Edwin Lipscomb, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter (PF) Gregory Nagel | |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | David Prinz makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | David Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:01 | Duke | The jump hook by Charles Fisher is blocked by Franklin Colangelo | 47-35 |
| 16:59 | Duke | Chad Dickey snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 16:43 | Duke | Michael Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mike Hilger | 49-35 |
| 16:31 | Western Carolina | Michael Wilson picks off the pass by David Prinz out of a doubleteam | 49-35 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Michael Wilson slams it home | 51-35 |
| 16:24 | Western Carolina | David Prinz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 16:23 | Duke | Chad Dickey grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Slusher | 54-35 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | David Prinz works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Darnell | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Slusher (fresh) C - Charles Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Prinz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Darnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Duke | Michael Wilson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | George Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 15:23 | Western Carolina | Chad Dickey steals the ball from George Darnell | 54-38 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the dunk attempt | 54-38 |
| 15:18 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Franklin Colangelo | 54-38 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Hunter | 54-41 |
| 14:40 | Duke | Mike Hilger is hacked by George Darnell - foul #3 on George Darnell, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), George Leek (SG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Lawrence Huynh (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Chad Dickey, Michael Wilson, Mike Hilger, Larry Slusher, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (PG), Michael Byford (SG), Mark Leonard (SF), Gregory Nagel (PF) Arthur Little, David Prinz, Franklin Colangelo, George Darnell | |
| 14:22 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lawrence Huynh, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson (C) Scott Hunter | |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell is fouled on the floor by Jamel Thomas - foul #1 on Jamel Thomas, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel is denied on a layup by Edwin Lipscomb | 54-41 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Huynh and the foul's on Mark Leonard - foul #1 on Mark Leonard, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson banks in the layup | 57-43 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Jamel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 13:17 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Benson | 57-43 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 13:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 57-43 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Daniel Smith is whistled for a carry | 57-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Fisher (C) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), Scott Hunter (C) Michael Byford, Andrew Benson | |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel is hacked by George Leek - foul #1 on George Leek, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG) George Leek | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard is called for 3 seconds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF) Edwin Lipscomb | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:17 | Duke | Jamel Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Hilger | 60-43 |
| 12:00 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell's pass is intercepted by Charles Fisher | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Darnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Leonard (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Nagel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Scott Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Duke | Jason Darnell steps in front of the Michael Wilson pass | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:18 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Larry Slusher (PF) Jamel Thomas, Mike Hilger, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Prinz (SG), Franklin Colangelo (SF), George Darnell (C) Jason Darnell, Mark Leonard, Gregory Nagel | |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Edwin Lipscomb is called for the reach on Franklin Colangelo - foul #1 on Edwin Lipscomb, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Smith (C) Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:57 | Western Carolina | George Darnell blows the layup but he's hacked by Edwin Lipscomb - foul #2 on Edwin Lipscomb, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Duke | George Leek (SG) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:57 | Western Carolina | George Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:57 | Western Carolina | George Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Chad Dickey buries a shot from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 10:23 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Prinz | 62-47 |
| 10:04 | Duke | George Leek misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-47 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a shot in the lane | 62-47 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Larry Slusher tips it back up and in | 64-47 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | George Darnell lays it in set up by Arthur Little | 64-49 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Chad Dickey is hacked by Arthur Little - foul #3 on Arthur Little, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG), Mike Hilger (SF), Lawrence Huynh (PF), Charles Fisher (C) George Leek, Edwin Lipscomb, Larry Slusher, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (PG), Michael Byford (SG), Mark Leonard (PF) Arthur Little, David Prinz, Scott Hunter | |
| 08:55 | Duke | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Michael Byford - foul #1 on Michael Byford, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| 08:39 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 08:38 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Huynh | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | Duke | Chad Dickey is hacked by Michael Byford - foul #2 on Michael Byford, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG) Chad Dickey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel (PF), Andrew Benson (C) Franklin Colangelo, George Darnell | |
| 07:55 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamel Thomas | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byford (fresh) SF - Mark Leonard (fresh) PF - Gregory Nagel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Andrew Benson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 07:16 | Duke | Jamel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG), Edwin Lipscomb (SF), Larry Slusher (PF) Jamel Thomas, Mike Hilger, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Little (PG), David Prinz (SG), Franklin Colangelo (SF), Scott Hunter (C) Jason Darnell, Michael Byford, Mark Leonard, Andrew Benson | |
| 07:02 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter is whistled for traveling | 67-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | George Darnell (C) Scott Hunter | |
| 06:46 | Duke | George Darnell steps in front of the Charles Fisher pass | 67-49 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-49 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | George Darnell tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franklin Colangelo - foul #1 on Franklin Colangelo, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter (PF) Gregory Nagel | |
| 06:18 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Edwin Lipscomb makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | David Prinz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Larry Slusher pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses long on a jumper from the right side | 69-51 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:24 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Edwin Lipscomb - foul #3 on Edwin Lipscomb, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), George Leek (SG), Mike Hilger (SF), Lawrence Huynh (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Chad Dickey, Michael Wilson, Edwin Lipscomb, Larry Slusher, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:24 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:24 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Jamel Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Prinz - foul #1 on David Prinz, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard (SF), Andrew Benson (C) Franklin Colangelo, George Darnell | |
| 05:10 | Duke | Jamel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Jamel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:54 | Western Carolina | Daniel Smith denies the turnaround by Mark Leonard | 71-52 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | David Prinz tips it in | 71-54 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by Andrew Benson - foul #1 on Andrew Benson, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (PG) Jamel Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell (SG), Gregory Nagel (PF) David Prinz, Andrew Benson | |
| 04:27 | Duke | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:27 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Darnell | 71-54 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Arthur Little misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Gregory Nagel pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Huynh - foul #3 on Lawrence Huynh, team foul #9 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG), Charles Fisher (C) George Leek, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo (SF), George Darnell (C) Mark Leonard, Gregory Nagel | |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Duke | Michael Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-55 |
| 03:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to George Darnell | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chad Dickey (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arthur Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Colangelo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Darnell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Huynh | 71-55 |
| 03:27 | Duke | The rebound goes to Chad Dickey | 71-55 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Chad Dickey hits the follow up shot | 73-55 |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Carolina | Scott Hunter scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Little | 73-57 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Charles Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Dickey | 75-57 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Franklin Colangelo drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Little | 75-59 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Scott Hunter - foul #1 on Scott Hunter, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Duke | George Leek (SG), Larry Slusher (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Michael Wilson, Lawrence Huynh, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Byford (SG), Mark Leonard (SF), Andrew Benson (C) Arthur Little, Franklin Colangelo, George Darnell | |
| 01:47 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #10 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG) Chad Dickey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Andrew Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:22 | Duke | George Leek scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | Jason Darnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Daniel Smith denies the turnaround by Scott Hunter | 80-61 |
| 00:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Mike Hilger | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Jason Darnell - foul #3 on Jason Darnell, team foul #10 | 80-61 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Jamel Thomas makes the 3rd free throw | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Mark Leonard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jamel Thomas runs out the clock | 81-64 |