| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Capra (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregg Himes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | William Morse inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Duke | Brad Jurgens is called for the reach on James Vosburgh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Gregg Himes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Shannon Tyson - foul #1 on Shannon Tyson, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Gregg Himes misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman's pass is intercepted by Edwin Carmean in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 19:08 | Duke | James Vosburgh clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #3 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG) Brad Jurgens | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:08 | Duke | James Vosburgh makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:08 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Gregg Himes's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Griffin | 24-31 |
| 18:34 | Duke | Gregg Himes tips it in | 24-33 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 18:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Edwin Carmean | 24-33 |
| 17:50 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by David Capra - foul #3 on David Capra, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG), Timothy Rother (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) James Vosburgh, David Capra, Gregg Himes, Edwin Carmean | |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Karnofski | 26-33 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Timothy Rother lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Lane | 26-35 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Hurley - foul #1 on Thomas Hurley, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:09 | Duke | William Morse grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Timothy Rother comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Mandel - foul #1 on Howard Mandel, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson (C) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF) Tony Lane, William Morse | |
| 16:40 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Derrick Engen - foul #1 on Derrick Engen, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:06 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Timothy Rother tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Leo Lantigua (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Engen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Rother (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hurley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Leo Lantigua steals it from Harold Harding | 28-39 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Clarence Karnofski steps in front of the Timothy Rother pass | 28-39 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Engen - foul #2 on Derrick Engen, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Harold Harding, Howard Mandel, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), David Capra (SG), Gregg Himes (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) James Vosburgh, Leo Lantigua, Timothy Rother, Thomas Hurley | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Victor Aleman and he's hacked by Derrick Engen - foul #3 on Derrick Engen, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Morse (SF) Derrick Engen | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:40 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Morse | 31-41 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Edwin Carmean misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 14:11 | Duke | William Morse hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-43 |
| 13:58 | Duke | Gregg Himes snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Gregg Himes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tony Lane and he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF), Shannon Tyson (C) Vince Pfister, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF), Timothy Rother (C) Tony Lane, William Morse, Edwin Carmean | |
| 13:35 | Duke | Gregg Himes misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 31-45 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 31-45 |
| 13:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gregg Himes | 31-45 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Timothy Rother misses badly on a shot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin can't tip it in | 31-45 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Gregg Himes snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Gregg Himes misses the easy layup | 31-45 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Shannon Tyson | 31-45 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson slams it home on a great pass from Robert Griffin | 33-45 |
| 11:45 | Duke | James Vosburgh buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Capra | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Aleman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Capra (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Engen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Himes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Rother (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin drills a shot from the left side | 35-48 |
| 11:04 | Duke | Gregg Himes's pass is intercepted by Brad Jurgens | 35-48 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | David Capra picks off the pass by Brad Jurgens | 35-48 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Timothy Rother misses the lay-in | 35-48 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Victor Aleman | 37-48 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Robert Griffin takes the ball from Derrick Engen | 37-48 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 09:19 | Duke | James Vosburgh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 09:02 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses the jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Tyson | 37-48 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is hacked by Derrick Engen - foul #4 on Derrick Engen, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG), William Morse (SF), Thomas Hurley (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) James Vosburgh, David Capra, Derrick Engen, Gregg Himes, Timothy Rother | |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is denied on a layup by Edwin Carmean | 37-48 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Thomas Hurley grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Tony Lane connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Hurley | 37-51 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Thomas Hurley scores on a runner in the paint set up by Leo Lantigua | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-53 |
| 07:50 | Duke | William Morse pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Tony Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Lantigua (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Morse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Duke | Mark Narcisse is called for the reach on Tony Lane - foul #3 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rother (PF) Thomas Hurley | |
| 06:57 | Duke | Tony Lane drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Carmean | 39-56 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel lays it in uncontested | 41-56 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Tony Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Leo Lantigua snags the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Tony Lane misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-56 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Tony Lane clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Leo Lantigua hits the follow up shot | 43-58 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by William Morse - foul #2 on William Morse, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Mark Narcisse, Clarence Karnofski, Howard Mandel, Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), David Capra (SG), Gregg Himes (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) Tony Lane, Leo Lantigua, Timothy Rother, Edwin Carmean | |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Gregg Himes misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Gregg Himes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gregg Himes - foul #2 on Gregg Himes, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Gregg Himes is denied on a layup by Donald Braziel | 47-59 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Gregg Himes tips it home | 47-61 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Duke | Derrick Engen (SF) William Morse | |
| 03:34 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Aleman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Capra (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Engen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Gregg Himes (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman is fouled in the backcourt by David Capra - foul #4 on David Capra, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Thomas James (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Vince Pfister (C) Brad Jurgens, Harold Harding, Donald Braziel, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Carmean (C) Thomas Hurley | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:07 | Duke | Gregg Himes lays it in on a great pass from James Vosburgh | 49-63 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Howard Mandel | 52-63 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Victor Aleman is called for the reach on Gregg Himes - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Victor Aleman | |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG), William Morse (SF) David Capra, Derrick Engen | |
| 02:29 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Leo Lantigua picks off the pass by Howard Mandel | 52-65 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Mark Narcisse steals the ball from Leo Lantigua | 52-65 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Narcisse | 54-65 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Gregg Himes is fouled on the floor by Stanley Brown - foul #2 on Stanley Brown, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Donald Braziel (C) Stanley Brown, Thomas James | |
| Subs | Duke | David Capra (SG) Leo Lantigua | |
| 01:11 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is fouled on the floor by David Capra - foul #5 on David Capra, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG) David Capra | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Gregg Himes connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Carmean | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-69 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Gregg Himes pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Duke | James Vosburgh runs out the clock | 55-69 |