| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Duke | Russell Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-44 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-44 |
| 19:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Lindenberger | 25-44 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Russell Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't finish the layup | 25-44 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Russell Williams | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 18:28 | Akron | Clayton Craven banks in the layup and he's hacked by Warren Mota - foul #3 on Warren Mota, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Lindenberger | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:56 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:39 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Lyles - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (PF) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Warren Mota | |
| 17:39 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Jose Prieto comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-49 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Russell Williams grabs the board | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:10 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 17:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 31-49 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is whistled for a carry | 31-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Clayton Craven (PF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:30 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Clayton Craven pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Russell Williams steals it from Jose Prieto | 31-49 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch's pass is intercepted by Walton Pickett | 31-49 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Walton Pickett lays it up and in | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Gerald Long (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Russell Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Gary Lane is whistled for a carry | 33-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (C) Gerald Long | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:11 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger loses the dribble to Curtis Lyles | 33-52 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Warren Mota swats the short shot by Walton Pickett | 33-52 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Walton Pickett tips it back up and in | 35-52 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Warren Mota lays it up and in on a great pass from David Garner | 35-54 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Antione Marino drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 37-54 |
| 14:26 | Duke | David Garner loses the dribble to Curtis Lyles in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Antione Marino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:01 | Duke | David Garner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Warren Mota tips it in | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 13:44 | Akron | Oscar Bertsch steps in front of the Antione Marino pass | 39-56 |
| 13:41 | Duke | David Garner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar Bertsch | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 13:28 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Warren Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 13:05 | Duke | Russell Williams is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Richard Land (PF), Gerald Long (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, Warren Mota | |
| 12:36 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 3 from straight away set up by Russell Williams | 39-61 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Antione Marino is whistled for a carry | 39-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF) Oscar Bertsch | |
| 11:54 | Duke | Ryan Bentley is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #3 on Jose Prieto, team foul #3 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (C) Gerald Long | |
| 11:39 | Duke | Richard Land drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Warren Mota | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Murphey (fresh) PF - Richard Land (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 11:07 | Duke | George Murphey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Jose Prieto can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Warren Mota gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Russell Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Richard Land snags the offensive board | 42-63 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on George Murphey - foul #4 on Jose Prieto, team foul #4 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Charles Breaux (C) Jose Prieto, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Robert Lindenberger (PF), Gerald Long (C) Ryan Bentley, George Murphey, Richard Land, Warren Mota | |
| 10:03 | Duke | Russell Williams hits a 3 from the left corner set up by David Garner | 42-66 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the fadeaway from the left side | 44-66 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garner | 44-68 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled on the floor by Gerald Long - foul #1 on Gerald Long, team foul #2 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Walton Pickett (SF) Curtis Lyles, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG) Russell Williams | |
| 09:13 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Clayton Craven tips it back up and in | 46-68 |
| 08:59 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Bertsch | 46-70 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-70 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 08:15 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Bentley | 46-73 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Ryan Bentley takes the ball from Jonathan Lipps | 46-73 |
| 07:42 | Duke | David Garner knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Lindenberger | 46-76 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is whistled for traveling | 46-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Paul Mathews, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG), Warren Mota (C) Ryan Bentley, Gerald Long | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Russell Williams connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Bertsch | 46-79 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Frank Waters connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Curtis Lyles | 48-79 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #5 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF) Oscar Bertsch | |
| 06:33 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 1st free throw | 48-80 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a jumper from the left side | 50-81 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Russell Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-81 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger tips it home | 50-83 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Gary Lane misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-83 |
| 05:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Breaux | 50-83 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Warren Mota swats the layup by Gary Lane | 50-83 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Charles Breaux gets the offensive rebound | 50-83 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Garner - foul #2 on David Garner, team foul #3 | 50-83 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Richard Land (PF), Gerald Long (C) David Garner, George Murphey, Robert Lindenberger, Warren Mota | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Bentley | 51-85 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is whistled for traveling | 51-85 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (PG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:59 | Duke | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-85 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Richard Land gets the offensive rebound | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:43 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 3 from straight away | 51-85 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Charles Breaux pulls down the rebound | 51-85 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Richard Land steals it from Walton Pickett | 51-85 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Bauer (fresh) SG - Jose Prieto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walton Pickett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lane (tiring) 1 pts. C - Charles Breaux (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell Williams (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Land (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Long (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Gerald Long misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Breaux - foul #1 on Charles Breaux, team foul #6 | 51-85 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Russell Williams | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Gerald Long makes the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Gerald Long makes the 2nd free throw | 51-87 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-87 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Charles Breaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-87 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Walton Pickett is hacked by Gerald Long - foul #2 on Gerald Long, team foul #4 | 51-87 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (PF), Warren Mota (C) Richard Land, Gerald Long | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Warren Mota - foul #4 on Warren Mota, team foul #5 | 51-87 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG) Ryan Bentley | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 52-87 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-87 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Russell Williams is hacked by William Bauer - foul #1 on William Bauer, team foul #7 | 53-87 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) William Bauer | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:58 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-88 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-89 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jose Prieto is hacked by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #6 | 53-89 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Jose Prieto scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jonathan Lipps | 55-89 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Walton Pickett steps in front of the Warren Mota pass | 55-89 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Walton Pickett dunks the ball | 57-89 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Russell Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-89 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Russell Williams grabs the offensive board | 57-89 |
| 00:53 | Duke | David Garner scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Mota and he's fouled by Jonathan Lipps - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #8 | 57-91 |
| 00:53 | Duke | David Garner misses the free throw | 57-91 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 57-91 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a fadeaway from the left side | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch is hacked by Jonathan Lipps - foul #3 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #9 | 59-91 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 1st free throw | 59-92 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-92 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Walton Pickett gets the rebound | 59-92 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses the lay-in | 59-92 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Jose Prieto pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-92 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Gary Lane knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 61-92 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Garner runs out the clock | 61-92 |