| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Marion (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leland Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Chisulo Banda inbounds the ball | 35-18 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Marion | 38-18 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Mario Wishart lays it up and in | 38-20 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Sherman Weidner | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:54 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-20 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo grabs the board | 41-20 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Mark Marion clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #1 | 41-20 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Mark Marion makes the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Mark Marion misses the 2nd free throw | 42-20 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Sherman Weidner grabs the offensive board | 42-20 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Sherman Weidner dunks the ball set up by Oswaldo Russo out of the doubleteam | 44-20 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Raymond Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-23 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Mark Marion is whistled for a carry | 44-23 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-23 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the tip | 44-23 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 44-23 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-23 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Mark Marion is hacked by Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #2 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Raines (SF), Chad Connor (PF) Chisulo Banda, Sherman Weidner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:08 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Oswaldo Russo, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mario Wishart and he's fouled by Chad Connor - foul #2 on Chad Connor, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (PG), Douglas Nguyen (SG), Daniel Cota (C) Oswaldo Russo, Mark Marion, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 16:51 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the free throw | 44-26 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Chad Connor is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:14 | Duke | Marty Prager takes the ball from Daniel Cota | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 44-26 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Chad Connor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Conrad Raines (fresh) PF - Chad Connor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cota (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Duke | Curtis Butts is whistled for traveling | 44-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (PG), Mark Marion (SG), Chisulo Banda (SF), Sherman Weidner (PF), Leland Roland (C) Curtis Butts, Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Chad Connor, Daniel Cota | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Marty Prager, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Sherman Weidner pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Sammy Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Chisulo Banda snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:54 | Duke | Mark Marion misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Leland Roland grabs the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:37 | Duke | Sherman Weidner's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Hoffman | 44-26 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 44-28 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Sammy Gibson - foul #1 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (SG), Conrad Raines (SF), Daniel Cota (C) Mark Marion, Chisulo Banda, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 13:50 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Robert Riggs buries a floater from the left side | 45-30 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Sherman Weidner is open and buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Oswaldo Russo | 47-30 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 13:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Prager | 47-30 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Stewart | 47-32 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Sherman Weidner hits a wide open jumper from close range on a great pass from Oswaldo Russo out of a doubleteam | 49-32 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Douglas Nguyen steps in front of the Shawn McClurkin pass | 49-32 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Marty Prager is called for the reach on Conrad Raines - foul #1 on Marty Prager, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (PG), Mark Marion (SG), Chisulo Banda (SF), Chad Connor (PF), Leland Roland (C) Oswaldo Russo, Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Sherman Weidner, Daniel Cota | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Marty Prager, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marion (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Connor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Curtis Butts drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chisulo Banda | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Leland Roland - foul #2 on Leland Roland, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leland Roland | 52-33 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-33 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Curtis Butts steps in front of the Raymond Stewart pass | 52-33 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Curtis Butts misses the easy layup | 52-33 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Leland Roland gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Mark Marion connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Curtis Butts | 55-33 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Mario Wishart gets the offensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Mark Marion steals it from Charles Byers | 55-33 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Chad Connor is hacked by Kevin Hoffman - foul #4 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 09:56 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 09:34 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Michael Mitchell | 55-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (PG), Conrad Raines (SF) Curtis Butts, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:16 | Duke | Chad Connor knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Conrad Raines | 57-33 |
| 08:56 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Michael Mitchell is blocked by Mark Marion | 57-33 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Leland Roland gets the rebound | 57-33 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Chad Connor clanks a turnaround in the lane | 57-33 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-33 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Mark Marion is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Conrad Raines | 60-33 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Michael Mitchell loses the dribble to Mark Marion | 60-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mark Marion (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Conrad Raines (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chad Connor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Roland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Marion | 63-33 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Chad Connor picks off the pass by Sammy Gibson | 63-33 |
| 07:21 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-33 |
| 07:20 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Roland | 63-33 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Chad Connor banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Marion | 65-33 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Mario Wishart lays it in on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 65-35 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Mark Marion misses the floater from the free throw line | 65-35 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 65-35 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Michael Mitchell loses the dribble to Mark Marion | 65-35 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Mark Marion slams it home set up by Chad Connor | 67-35 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 67-35 |
| 05:54 | Duke | Mark Marion pulls down the rebound | 67-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-35 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Leland Roland grabs the offensive board | 67-35 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Conrad Raines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-35 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart is denied on a layup by Leland Roland | 67-35 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the offensive board | 67-35 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-35 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Leland Roland snags the defensive board | 67-35 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Mark Marion buries a floater from just outside the lane | 69-35 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Michael Mitchell drills a shot from the free throw line | 69-37 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Mark Marion hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by Oswaldo Russo | 71-37 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Michael Mitchell buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mario Wishart and the foul's on Chad Connor - foul #3 on Chad Connor, team foul #4 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (PG), Douglas Nguyen (SG), Chisulo Banda (SF), Sherman Weidner (PF), Daniel Cota (C) Oswaldo Russo, Mark Marion, Conrad Raines, Chad Connor, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SF), Marty Prager (C) Mario Wishart, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the free throw | 71-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Cota (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Robbins (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marty Prager (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Duke | Chisulo Banda hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Butts | 74-40 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Marty Prager drills a jump hook from the baseline | 74-42 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Chisulo Banda is hacked by Sammy Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #7 | 74-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Michael Mitchell | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Chisulo Banda makes the 1st free throw | 75-42 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Chisulo Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 76-42 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Curtis Butts takes the ball from Shawn McClurkin | 76-42 |
| 02:41 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Robbins - foul #1 on Paul Robbins, team foul #8 | 76-42 |
| 02:41 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses the 1st free throw | 76-42 |
| 02:41 | Duke | Chisulo Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 77-42 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Marty Prager is hacked by Sherman Weidner - foul #3 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #5 | 77-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Paul Robbins | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Cota - foul #4 on Daniel Cota, team foul #6 | 77-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Leland Roland (C) Daniel Cota | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin makes the 1st free throw | 77-43 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Sherman Weidner grabs the board | 77-43 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy Gibson - foul #3 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #9 | 77-43 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 78-43 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 78-43 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin gets the rebound | 78-43 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-43 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Chisulo Banda snags the defensive board | 78-43 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Sherman Weidner hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Leland Roland and he's fouled by Sammy Gibson - foul #4 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #10 | 80-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (PG), Mark Marion (SG) Curtis Butts, Douglas Nguyen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:41 | Duke | Sherman Weidner makes the free throw | 81-43 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Marty Prager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-43 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Mark Marion is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #11 | 81-43 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Mark Marion makes the 1st free throw | 82-43 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Mark Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 83-43 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Smith loses the dribble to Sherman Weidner | 83-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Sherman Weidner misses short on a runner from the left block | 83-43 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Leland Roland tips it home | 85-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Sherman Weidner is called for the reach on Marty Prager - foul #4 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #7 | 85-43 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 1st free throw | 85-44 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 85-45 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo runs out the clock | 85-45 |