| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Villagomez (fresh) SG - Daniel Clary (fresh) SF - Albert Toth (fresh) PF - Roy Locker (fresh) C - Jeffrey Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) SG - Victor Cox (fresh) SF - Curtis Beeler (fresh) PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) C - Christopher Brainerd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Curtis Beeler travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Daniel Clary drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Villagomez | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Duke | Victor Cox hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Kevin Cheesman takes the ball from Roy Locker | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Roy Locker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Curtis Beeler pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Nash is called for the reach on Victor Cox - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nash, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Victor Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Montana | Roy Locker snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Montana | James Villagomez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Jeffrey Nash misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Curtis Beeler grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Victor Cox gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Curtis Beeler misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Roy Locker gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:56 | Montana | Kevin Cheesman is called for the reach on James Villagomez - foul #1 on Kevin Cheesman, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Lucero (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), John Brantley (SF), Ashley Holladay (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Jacob Stepp, Victor Cox, Curtis Beeler, Kevin Cheesman, Christopher Brainerd | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Villagomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Toth (fresh) PF - Roy Locker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Lucero (fresh) SG - Chad Bourgeois (fresh) SF - John Brantley (fresh) PF - Ashley Holladay (fresh) C - Clinton Hensley (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana | Roy Locker can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ashley Holladay - foul #1 on Ashley Holladay, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 15:37 | Montana | Roy Locker makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:37 | Montana | Roy Locker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:08 | Duke | John Brantley makes the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:51 | Montana | James Villagomez comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Ashley Holladay grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Nash - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nash, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Luis Johnson (SF), Chad Paquette (C) Albert Toth, Jeffrey Nash | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG) Gary Lucero | |
| 14:45 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:17 | Montana | Daniel Clary hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 14:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Chad Paquette | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Montana | James Villagomez is hacked by Clinton Hensley - foul #1 on Clinton Hensley, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Cox (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Kevin Cheesman (PF), Christopher Brainerd (C) Chad Bourgeois, John Brantley, Ashley Holladay, Clinton Hensley | |
| 13:33 | Montana | James Villagomez misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Kevin Cheesman | 8-8 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Victor Cox hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | Montana | Chad Paquette clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:51 | Montana | James Villagomez tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 12:49 | Montana | Luis Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Daniel Clary misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Victor Cox gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Victor Cox makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brainerd | 8-13 |
| 12:09 | Montana | The short jumper by Chad Paquette is denied by Kevin Cheesman | 8-13 |
| 12:07 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Paquette | 8-13 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Roy Locker banks in the layup | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Villagomez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) PF - Roy Locker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Paquette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Beeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Brainerd (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Curtis Beeler misses short on a floater in the paint | 10-13 |
| 11:33 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Stepp | 10-13 |
| 11:20 | Duke | Curtis Beeler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chad Paquette - foul #1 on Chad Paquette, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Toth (SF), Benjamin Kelly (C) Luis Johnson, Roy Locker | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Lucero (PG) Jacob Stepp | |
| 11:20 | Duke | Curtis Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:20 | Duke | Curtis Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:55 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | Montana | Chad Paquette grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Montana | Victor Cox picks off the pass by Daniel Clary | 10-15 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Victor Cox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Lucero | 10-18 |
| 09:54 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Villagomez and he's fouled by Christopher Brainerd - foul #1 on Christopher Brainerd, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Montana | John Leach (PG) James Villagomez | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), John Brantley (SF), Ashley Holladay (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Gary Lucero, Victor Cox, Curtis Beeler, Kevin Cheesman, Christopher Brainerd | |
| 09:54 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Ashley Holladay pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Jacob Stepp comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Leach - foul #1 on John Leach, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Goines (SG) Daniel Clary | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:35 | Duke | Jacob Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Jacob Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:12 | Montana | John Leach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Albert Toth is called for the reach on John Brantley - foul #1 on Albert Toth, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Locker (PF) Benjamin Kelly | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Cox (SG) Chad Bourgeois | |
| 08:28 | Duke | Robert Goines is called for the reach on Victor Cox - foul #1 on Robert Goines, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Clary (SG) Robert Goines | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ashley Holladay clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-20 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Clinton Hensley snags the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Victor Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Chad Paquette gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Victor Cox steals it from John Leach | 12-20 |
| 07:33 | Duke | John Brantley throws it down set up by Victor Cox | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Leach (fresh) SG - Daniel Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Toth (fresh) PF - Roy Locker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Paquette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ashley Holladay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Hensley (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Montana | Daniel Clary clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 07:04 | Duke | Clinton Hensley pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Jacob Stepp buries a shot from the left block | 12-24 |
| 06:22 | Montana | Chad Paquette travels with the ball | 12-24 |
| Subs | Montana | James Villagomez (PG), Luis Johnson (SF), Benjamin Kelly (C) Daniel Clary, Albert Toth, Roy Locker | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Lucero (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Kevin Cheesman (PF), Christopher Brainerd (C) Jacob Stepp, Victor Cox, John Brantley, Ashley Holladay, Clinton Hensley | |
| 06:13 | Duke | Curtis Beeler lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Brainerd and he's fouled by Chad Paquette - foul #2 on Chad Paquette, team foul #7 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Locker (PF) Chad Paquette | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:13 | Duke | Curtis Beeler makes the free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:45 | Montana | John Leach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-27 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Curtis Beeler clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 12-27 |
| 05:25 | Montana | John Leach gets the rebound | 12-27 |
| 04:58 | Montana | Roy Locker misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Cheesman - foul #2 on Kevin Cheesman, team foul #5 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Clary (SG) John Leach | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG), Victor Cox (SG) Gary Lucero, Chad Bourgeois | |
| 04:58 | Montana | Roy Locker misses the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 04:58 | Montana | Roy Locker misses the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Victor Cox pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Victor Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-27 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Daniel Clary grabs the defensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Luis Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Clary | 15-27 |
| 03:50 | Duke | Curtis Beeler hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Cox | 15-29 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Kelly, team foul #8 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Toth (SF), Chad Paquette (PF), Jeffrey Nash (C) Luis Johnson, Roy Locker, Benjamin Kelly | |
| Subs | Duke | John Brantley (SF) Curtis Beeler | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Villagomez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Toth (fresh) PF - Chad Paquette (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Victor Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Brainerd (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Victor Cox double dribbles | 15-29 |
| 02:49 | Montana | Jacob Stepp takes the ball from James Villagomez | 15-29 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Jacob Stepp dunks the ball | 15-31 |
| 02:26 | Montana | Daniel Clary misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-31 |
| 02:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Christopher Brainerd | 15-31 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jacob Stepp out of a doubleteam | 15-33 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Albert Toth's pass is intercepted by Victor Cox | 15-33 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Jacob Stepp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 15-33 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Victor Cox hits the follow up shot | 15-35 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Daniel Clary comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 15-35 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd grabs the board | 15-35 |
| 01:04 | Duke | John Brantley is whistled for a carry | 15-35 |
| Subs | Montana | John Leach (PG), Robert Goines (SG) James Villagomez, Daniel Clary | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Lucero (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Ashley Holladay (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Jacob Stepp, Victor Cox, John Brantley, Kevin Cheesman, Christopher Brainerd | |
| 00:38 | Montana | Ashley Holladay swats the layup by Jeffrey Nash | 15-35 |
| 00:36 | Montana | Robert Goines gets the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Ashley Holladay is called for the reach on Chad Paquette - foul #2 on Ashley Holladay, team foul #6 | 15-35 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Chad Paquette's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Hensley | 15-35 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Gary Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 15-35 |