| Lineup | Duke | PG - George Murch (fresh) SG - Robert Messina (fresh) SF - Jimmie Kalb (fresh) PF - Bobby Nave (fresh) C - Eric Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (fresh) SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Bobby Nave wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Duke | Bobby Nave scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmie Kalb and he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:51 | Duke | Bobby Nave makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Messina - foul #1 on Robert Messina, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Bobby Nave blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Self - foul #1 on Thomas Self, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Bobby Nave makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Bobby Nave makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Messina - foul #2 on Robert Messina, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Hickok (SG) Robert Messina | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Bobby Nave loses the dribble to Duncan Lewis | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | George Murch steals the ball from Duncan Lewis | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Duke | George Murch misses the dunk | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Robert Stewart swats the short shot by Jimmie Kalb | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Nave | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Norris Lawrence (PG), Lonnie Hauer (SF), James Swindler (PF) George Murch, Jimmie Kalb, Bobby Nave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:56 | Duke | Norris Lawrence can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duncan Lewis | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits a floater in the paint set up by Leonard Love | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | Duke | Duncan Lewis swats the short shot by Norris Lawrence | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Robinson | 7-8 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Norris Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Jermaine Robinson (SG) Justin Hickok | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Jermaine Robinson - foul #1 on Jermaine Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Norris Lawrence (fresh) SG - Jermaine Robinson (fresh) SF - Lonnie Hauer (fresh) PF - James Swindler (fresh) C - Eric Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Eric Fox pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Eric Fox is hacked by Leonard Love - foul #1 on Leonard Love, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murch (PG), Bobby Nave (PF) Norris Lawrence, James Swindler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:58 | Duke | George Murch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Duncan Lewis - foul #1 on Duncan Lewis, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Duke | George Murch makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Duke | George Murch makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses badly on a shot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Eric Fox gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Duke | George Murch misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Love | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Eric Fox grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:47 | Duke | George Murch is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Self - foul #2 on Thomas Self, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Hickok (SG), Jimmie Kalb (SF), James Swindler (PF) Jermaine Robinson, Lonnie Hauer, Eric Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Denny Clarke (SF) Thomas Self, Robert Stewart | |
| 13:32 | Duke | Duncan Lewis swats the layup by Jimmie Kalb | 9-8 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Swindler - foul #1 on James Swindler, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Norris Lawrence (PG) George Murch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Duke | James Swindler grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Leonard Love steals it from Bobby Nave | 9-9 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Fox (C) Bobby Nave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF) Johnny Robinson | |
| 12:04 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb is hacked by Mark O'Harroll - foul #1 on Mark O'Harroll, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murch (PG), Lonnie Hauer (SF), Bobby Nave (PF) Norris Lawrence, Jimmie Kalb, James Swindler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark O'Harroll - foul #2 on Mark O'Harroll, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG), Duncan Lewis (C) Mark O'Harroll, Leonard Love | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - George Murch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Hickok (fresh) SF - Lonnie Hauer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Nave (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Fox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (tiring) C - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Jermaine Robinson (SG) Justin Hickok | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:04 | Duke | Bobby Nave is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Nave, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | James Swindler (PF) Bobby Nave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Lawrence Miller | |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Duncan Lewis - foul #2 on Duncan Lewis, team foul #8 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmie Kalb (C) Eric Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SF) Duncan Lewis | |
| 10:32 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Denny Clarke | 13-11 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb lays it up and in set up by Lonnie Hauer and the foul's on Edward Burks - foul #1 on Edward Burks, team foul #9 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Norris Lawrence (PG), Justin Hickok (SG) George Murch, Jermaine Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG) Denny Clarke | |
| 10:11 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb misses the free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Love | 15-11 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Kalb - foul #1 on Jimmie Kalb, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Burks double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Fox (C) James Swindler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:08 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Hickok | 17-11 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart's floater is tipped away by Eric Fox | 17-11 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love tips it in | 17-13 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Johnny Robinson picks off the pass by Norris Lawrence | 17-13 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits a shot from the left side | 17-15 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-15 |
| 08:04 | Duke | Eric Fox snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murch (PG), Jermaine Robinson (SG), Bobby Nave (PF), James Swindler (C) Norris Lawrence, Justin Hickok, Lonnie Hauer, Eric Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF) Edward Burks | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses long on a floater in the paint | 17-15 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - George Murch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jermaine Robinson (fresh) SF - Jimmie Kalb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Nave (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Swindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stewart (tired) C - Leonard Love (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is hacked by Bobby Nave - foul #2 on Bobby Nave, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Fox (C) Bobby Nave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:08 | Duke | James Swindler grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Jimmie Kalb blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmie Kalb - foul #2 on Jimmie Kalb, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Hickok (SG), Lonnie Hauer (SF) Jermaine Robinson, Jimmie Kalb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SF) Lawrence Miller | |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Eric Fox | 17-16 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Justin Hickok's pass is intercepted by Denny Clarke | 17-16 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 05:32 | Duke | James Swindler gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:14 | Duke | George Murch loses the dribble to Leonard Love | 17-16 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Fox - foul #1 on Eric Fox, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Norris Lawrence (PG) George Murch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Denny Clarke is called for the reach on Norris Lawrence - foul #1 on Denny Clarke, team foul #10 | 17-17 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-17 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Norris Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Norris Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke's pass is intercepted by Norris Lawrence | 19-17 |
| 04:01 | Duke | Denny Clarke is called for the reach on Norris Lawrence - foul #2 on Denny Clarke, team foul #11 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG) Denny Clarke | |
| 04:01 | Duke | Norris Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:01 | Duke | Norris Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Johnny Robinson | 20-19 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Norris Lawrence drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Fox | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Norris Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin Hickok (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Swindler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Fox (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Burks (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (tired) 1 pts. C - Leonard Love (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson knocks in the floater from the right block | 23-21 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Lawrence Miller is called for the reach on Norris Lawrence - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #12 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Messina (SG), Bobby Nave (PF), Jimmie Kalb (C) Justin Hickok, James Swindler, Eric Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG), Denny Clarke (SF), Duncan Lewis (C) Johnny Robinson, Edward Burks, Leonard Love | |
| 02:44 | Duke | Norris Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Norris Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Kalb - foul #3 on Jimmie Kalb, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murch (PG), Eric Fox (C) Norris Lawrence, Jimmie Kalb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Eric Fox gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Lonnie Hauer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 02:07 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Hauer | 25-22 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Robert Messina connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by George Murch | 28-22 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Eric Fox snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Bobby Nave makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Murch | 30-22 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF), Leonard Love (PF) Lawrence Miller, Robert Stewart | |
| 01:11 | Duke | Bobby Nave misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 30-22 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 00:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Bobby Nave | 30-22 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Robert Messina misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Bobby Nave tips it back up and in | 32-22 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Eric Fox - foul #2 on Eric Fox, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Hickok (SG), Jermaine Robinson (SF), James Swindler (PF) Robert Messina, Lonnie Hauer, Eric Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Bobby Nave can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jermaine Robinson snags the offensive board | 32-24 |