| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Colvin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis McNett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darren Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Virgil Bassler inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Duke | Jerry Clardy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Hundley | 45-34 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Travis McNett is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Funsan Akwei (SF), James Kieffer (C) Virgil Bassler, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:01 | Duke | Alfred Colvin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hundley | 48-34 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Darren Holt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 18:33 | Duke | Funsan Akwei misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 48-37 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Tom Wagner knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Alfred Colvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-39 |
| 18:11 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to James Kieffer | 48-39 |
| 17:57 | Duke | The jump hook by George Watson is blocked by John Roberts | 48-39 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Thomas Ward clanks a shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Alfred Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Alfred Colvin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Hundley | 51-39 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 16:42 | Duke | James Hundley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Colvin | 54-42 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Tom Wagner clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by George Watson - foul #1 on George Watson, team foul #1 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Virgil Bassler (SF), Richard Kennedy (PF), Jerry Clardy (C) James Hundley, Alfred Colvin, Funsan Akwei, George Watson, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Tom Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Tom Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:56 | Duke | John Roberts is called for the reach on Jerry Clardy - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis McNett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Wagner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Duke | Luther Warren double dribbles | 54-44 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Travis McNett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Virgil Bassler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Paul Cross can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Virgil Bassler grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:45 | Duke | The short jumper by Richard Kennedy is denied by Tom Wagner | 54-44 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Darren Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Alfred Colvin (SG), George Watson (PF) Paul Cross, Luther Warren, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (SF) Darren Holt | |
| 14:09 | Duke | The short jumper by Jerry Clardy is denied by John Roberts | 54-44 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Tom Wagner grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Tom Wagner makes the turnaround in the paint | 54-46 |
| 13:29 | Duke | George Watson is fouled on the floor by Travis McNett - foul #3 on Travis McNett, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), Richard Kennedy (PF) James Hundley, Alfred Colvin, Virgil Bassler, George Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), John Benito (C) Thomas Ward, John Roberts | |
| 13:09 | Duke | Luther Warren blows the dunk but he's fouled by Travis McNett - foul #4 on Travis McNett, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Virgil Bassler (SF), George Watson (PF) Paul Cross, Funsan Akwei, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Robert Thies (PF) Travis McNett, Tom Wagner | |
| 13:09 | Duke | Luther Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Luther Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Luther Warren - foul #1 on Luther Warren, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Richard Kennedy (PF), James Kieffer (C) James Hundley, George Watson, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (SF) Robert Thies | |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Paul Cross misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Siller - foul #1 on Jim Siller, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfred Colvin (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), George Watson (PF), Jerry Clardy (C) Luther Warren, Virgil Bassler, Richard Kennedy, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:35 | Duke | Paul Cross misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Paul Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jim Siller is denied by Funsan Akwei | 56-48 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Jim Siller gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Thomas Ward is hacked by Paul Cross - foul #2 on Paul Cross, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Virgil Bassler (SF), Richard Kennedy (PF), James Kieffer (C) Paul Cross, Alfred Colvin, Funsan Akwei, George Watson, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Wagner (PF) Jim Siller | |
| 11:57 | Mercer | James Hundley steals the ball from Thomas Ward | 56-48 |
| 11:54 | Duke | James Hundley lays it in | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luther Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Virgil Bassler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Kieffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Breese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Wagner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Tom Wagner clanks a runner from close range | 58-48 |
| 11:25 | Duke | Virgil Bassler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Richard Kennedy dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Kieffer | 60-48 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | John Benito loses the dribble to James Kieffer | 60-48 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Richard Kennedy hits a floater near the basket set up by Luther Warren and he's hacked by Tom Wagner - foul #3 on Tom Wagner, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Alfred Colvin (SG), George Watson (PF), Jerry Clardy (C) James Hundley, Luther Warren, Virgil Bassler, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| 10:38 | Duke | Richard Kennedy misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | John Roberts grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Tom Wagner is denied on a layup by Jerry Clardy | 62-48 |
| 10:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jerry Clardy | 62-48 |
| 10:00 | Duke | George Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Virgil Bassler (SF) Paul Cross, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Jim Siller knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Roberts | 62-50 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Virgil Bassler drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Jim Siller hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 64-50 |
| 09:14 | Duke | George Watson gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 08:57 | Duke | James Hundley makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfred Colvin | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:42 | Mercer | John Roberts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), Richard Kennedy (PF) James Hundley, Alfred Colvin, Virgil Bassler, George Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (SF), John Benito (C) Jim Siller, Tom Wagner | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:24 | Duke | Funsan Akwei is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Funsan Akwei, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Virgil Bassler (SF) Funsan Akwei | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Thomas Ward is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Jerry Clardy grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Luther Warren misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Luther Warren tips it back up and in | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Virgil Bassler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Clardy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Breese (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | John Benito clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Clardy - foul #1 on Jerry Clardy, team foul #5 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Alfred Colvin (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), George Watson (PF), James Kieffer (C) Paul Cross, Luther Warren, Virgil Bassler, Richard Kennedy, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (SG), Jim Siller (SF), Tom Wagner (PF) John Breese, Darren Holt, John Roberts | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | John Benito makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | John Benito misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:18 | Duke | James Kieffer grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Alfred Colvin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 06:50 | Duke | James Kieffer tips it back up and in | 70-51 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Travis McNett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Watson - foul #2 on George Watson, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Virgil Bassler (SF), Jerry Clardy (C) James Hundley, Funsan Akwei, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Travis McNett makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Travis McNett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Alfred Colvin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Tom Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | George Watson swats the shot by Thomas Ward | 70-53 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Alfred Colvin snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Jerry Clardy misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Thomas Ward snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Travis McNett buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Siller | 70-56 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Jerry Clardy hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Travis McNett's pass is intercepted by Jerry Clardy | 72-56 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Alfred Colvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-56 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), Richard Kennedy (PF), James Kieffer (C) Paul Cross, Alfred Colvin, Virgil Bassler, George Watson, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Darren Holt (SF), John Roberts (C) Thomas Ward, Jim Siller, John Benito | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Tom Wagner is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Tom Wagner, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Funsan Akwei misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-56 |
| 03:55 | Duke | James Kieffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Luther Warren is fouled on the floor by Tom Wagner - foul #5 on Tom Wagner, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Virgil Bassler (SF), Jerry Clardy (C) Funsan Akwei, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Benito (C) Tom Wagner | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Luther Warren makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Luther Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:29 | Mercer | John Benito snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Hundley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luther Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Virgil Bassler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis McNett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Benito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Travis McNett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Breese | 73-59 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Luther Warren's layup is rejected by John Roberts | 73-59 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | John Breese pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Travis McNett buries a jumpshot from the left side | 73-61 |
| 02:46 | Duke | John Breese is called for the reach on Jerry Clardy - foul #3 on John Breese, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfred Colvin (SG), Funsan Akwei (SF), George Watson (PF) Luther Warren, Virgil Bassler, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG) John Breese | |
| 02:46 | Duke | Jerry Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Jerry Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-61 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | John Benito grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Luther Warren (SG), Virgil Bassler (SF), James Kieffer (C) James Hundley, Alfred Colvin, Funsan Akwei, Jerry Clardy | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Jim Siller (SF), Robert Thies (PF) Thomas Ward, Darren Holt, John Roberts | |
| 02:08 | Duke | Virgil Bassler knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Cross | 77-61 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | James Kieffer blocks the jumper by Travis McNett | 77-61 |
| 01:54 | Duke | James Kieffer snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Luther Warren misses short on a floater from the right side | 77-61 |
| 01:34 | Duke | George Watson tips it home | 79-61 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Travis McNett loses the ball out of bounds | 79-61 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (PG), Alfred Colvin (SG), Jerry Clardy (C) Paul Cross, Luther Warren, James Kieffer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:01 | Duke | Alfred Colvin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-61 |
| 01:00 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to James Hundley | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Alfred Colvin scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Hundley and he's fouled by Travis McNett - foul #5 on Travis McNett, team foul #10 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG) Travis McNett | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Alfred Colvin makes the free throw | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Jerry Clardy is called for the reach on John Benito - foul #2 on Jerry Clardy, team foul #7 | 82-61 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | John Benito misses the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to George Watson | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Duke | James Hundley runs out the clock | 82-61 |