| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) SG - David Capra (fresh) SF - William Morse (fresh) PF - Gregg Himes (fresh) C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Farmer (fresh) SG - Anthony Cochran (fresh) SF - Robert Yuan (fresh) PF - Leonard Hancock (fresh) C - Gerard Ryans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Edwin Carmean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | James Vosburgh is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Edwin Carmean banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from David Capra | 5-0 |
| 18:56 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer is fouled on the floor by David Capra - foul #1 on David Capra, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Edwin Carmean grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Duke | David Capra makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Vosburgh | 7-0 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | Duke | William Morse comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gerard Ryans - foul #1 on Gerard Ryans, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Timothy Rother (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) James Vosburgh, Gregg Himes, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Eugene Barnes (SG), Alexander Riehl (SF), Milton Wood (PF), Paul Tapper (C) John Farmer, Anthony Cochran, Robert Yuan, Leonard Hancock, Gerard Ryans | |
| 17:42 | Duke | William Morse misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | Duke | William Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:40 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Timothy Rother hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Hurley | 10-3 |
| 17:10 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 10-3 |
| 17:09 | Duke | William Morse snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Timothy Rother hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Lane | 12-3 |
| 16:32 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-3 |
| 16:30 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes hits the follow up shot | 12-5 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Thomas Hurley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Timothy Rother tips it home | 14-5 |
| 16:05 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes is hacked by David Capra in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Capra, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG), Derrick Engen (SF), Gregg Himes (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) Tony Lane, David Capra, William Morse, Timothy Rother, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farmer (PG), Anthony Cochran (SG), Robert Yuan (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF), Calvin Herring (C) John Sutton, Eugene Barnes, Alexander Riehl, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| 15:51 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 15:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leo Lantigua | 14-5 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Lantigua (fresh) SF - Derrick Engen (fresh) PF - Gregg Himes (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Farmer (fresh) SG - Anthony Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Yuan (fresh) PF - Leonard Hancock (fresh) C - Calvin Herring (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Robert Yuan picks off the pass by Leo Lantigua in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| 15:25 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 15:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Edwin Carmean | 14-5 |
| 15:12 | Duke | Derrick Engen connects on the floater from the right side | 16-5 |
| 14:51 | East Tennessee State | Gregg Himes denies the turnaround by Robert Yuan | 16-5 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Edwin Carmean snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Gregg Himes is hacked by Leonard Hancock - foul #1 on Leonard Hancock, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Duke | William Morse (SF), Timothy Rother (PF) Derrick Engen, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Gerard Ryans (C) John Farmer, Calvin Herring | |
| 14:11 | Duke | William Morse banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Vosburgh | 18-5 |
| 14:06 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Rother picks off the pass by Anthony Cochran | 18-5 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Timothy Rother misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Leonard Hancock - foul #2 on Leonard Hancock, team foul #3 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Thomas Hurley (C) James Vosburgh, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes (PF), Paul Tapper (C) Leonard Hancock, Gerard Ryans | |
| 13:46 | Duke | Timothy Rother misses the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 13:35 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-5 |
| 13:34 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan tips it back up and in | 19-7 |
| 13:13 | Duke | The jump hook by Timothy Rother is blocked by Eugene Barnes | 19-7 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Thomas Hurley grabs the offensive rebound | 19-7 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Thomas Hurley clanks a shot from the right block | 19-7 |
| 12:51 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-7 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-7 |
| 12:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Thomas Hurley | 19-7 |
| 12:17 | Duke | William Morse misses the wide open shot in the lane | 19-7 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Thomas Hurley pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-7 |
| 11:57 | Duke | John Sutton takes the ball from Thomas Hurley | 19-7 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes banks in the layup set up by John Sutton | 19-9 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Leo Lantigua loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-9 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF), Gregg Himes (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) Leo Lantigua, William Morse, Timothy Rother, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farmer (PG), Alexander Riehl (SF), Milton Wood (PF), Gerard Ryans (C) John Sutton, Anthony Cochran, Robert Yuan, Paul Tapper | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Lane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Engen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregg Himes (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Carmean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Farmer (fresh) SG - Eugene Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Riehl (fresh) PF - Milton Wood (fresh) C - Gerard Ryans (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood's pass is intercepted by Tony Lane | 19-9 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Edwin Carmean misses the lay-in | 19-9 |
| 11:29 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:09 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes hits a 3 from straight away | 19-12 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Milton Wood is called for the reach on Gregg Himes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Wood, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG) Tony Lane | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), Calvin Herring (C) Eugene Barnes, Gerard Ryans | |
| 10:48 | Duke | Leo Lantigua misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-12 |
| 10:47 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 10:42 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:40 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring hits the follow up shot | 19-14 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Derrick Engen banks in the layup | 21-14 |
| 10:09 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran loses the dribble to Derrick Engen in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 09:47 | Duke | James Vosburgh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:42 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Lantigua - foul #1 on Leo Lantigua, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (SG), Timothy Rother (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) Leo Lantigua, Gregg Himes, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (SG), Robert Yuan (SF), Eugene Barnes (PF), Gerard Ryans (C) Anthony Cochran, Alexander Riehl, Milton Wood, Calvin Herring | |
| 09:28 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Thomas Hurley can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 21-14 |
| 09:07 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Timothy Rother grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Timothy Rother's floater is tipped away by Gerard Ryans | 21-14 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:47 | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 08:46 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes tips it home | 21-16 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Eugene Barnes steals the ball from Tony Lane | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | East Tennessee State | Tony Lane takes the ball from Gerard Ryans | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Derrick Engen lays it in set up by Tony Lane | 23-16 |
| 08:03 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG), William Morse (SF), Gregg Himes (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) Tony Lane, Derrick Engen, Timothy Rother, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), Alexander Riehl (PF), Paul Tapper (C) John Farmer, Eugene Barnes, Gerard Ryans | |
| 07:47 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Yuan | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Leo Lantigua (tiring) SF - William Morse (tired) 3 pts. PF - Gregg Himes (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Carmean (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cochran (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Yuan (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Riehl (fairly fresh) C - Paul Tapper (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Duke | James Vosburgh can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Alexander Riehl - foul #1 on Alexander Riehl, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farmer (PG) John Sutton | |
| 07:26 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:26 | Duke | James Vosburgh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:22 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:06 | Duke | James Vosburgh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-19 |
| 07:04 | East Tennessee State | Alexander Riehl snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 07:02 | East Tennessee State | Gregg Himes is called for the reach on John Farmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Himes, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Timothy Rother (PF) James Vosburgh, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood (SF), Calvin Herring (C) Robert Yuan, Paul Tapper | |
| 06:57 | East Tennessee State | Tony Lane steals it from Alexander Riehl | 24-19 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Timothy Rother hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tony Lane | 26-19 |
| 06:31 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran's pass is intercepted by Tony Lane in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Tony Lane misses the lay-in | 26-19 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Timothy Rother pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Tony Lane is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Lantigua | 28-19 |
| 05:50 | East Tennessee State | William Morse is called for the reach on Milton Wood - foul #1 on William Morse, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), David Capra (SG), Derrick Engen (SF), Gregg Himes (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) Tony Lane, Leo Lantigua, William Morse, Timothy Rother, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Eugene Barnes (SG), Robert Yuan (SF), Paul Tapper (C) John Farmer, Anthony Cochran, Alexander Riehl, Calvin Herring | |
| 05:37 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes is fouled on the floor by David Capra - foul #3 on David Capra, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG) David Capra | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 05:26 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-21 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Derrick Engen travels in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG) Milton Wood | |
| 05:05 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan is called for traveling | 28-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Carmean (C) Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans (C) Paul Tapper | |
| 04:45 | Duke | Edwin Carmean misses the jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 04:43 | Duke | Edwin Carmean grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:43 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (SG), Timothy Rother (PF) Leo Lantigua, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farmer (PG), Paul Tapper (C) Anthony Cochran, Gerard Ryans | |
| 04:38 | Duke | James Vosburgh's pass is intercepted by Paul Tapper | 28-21 |
| 04:27 | East Tennessee State | Robert Yuan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 04:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Timothy Rother | 28-21 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Edwin Carmean is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Tapper - foul #1 on Paul Tapper, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG), William Morse (SF) James Vosburgh, Derrick Engen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood (PF) Eugene Barnes | |
| 04:05 | Duke | Edwin Carmean misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Edwin Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:02 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Rother steps in front of the Robert Yuan pass in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 03:38 | Duke | William Morse misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-21 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Edwin Carmean pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leo Lantigua (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Morse (tired) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Rother (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Carmean (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Farmer (tired) SG - John Sutton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Yuan (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Wood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Tapper (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Timothy Rother blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Tapper - foul #2 on Paul Tapper, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF), Thomas Hurley (C) Tony Lane, William Morse, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), Alexander Riehl (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF), Gerard Ryans (C) John Farmer, Robert Yuan, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:46 | East Tennessee State | Alexander Riehl misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-21 |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Alexander Riehl grabs the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:34 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock is fouled on the floor by Timothy Rother - foul #1 on Timothy Rother, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (SG), Gregg Himes (PF) Leo Lantigua, Timothy Rother | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring (C) Gerard Ryans | |
| 02:34 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:34 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Tony Lane is hacked by Anthony Cochran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Cochran, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes (SF) Alexander Riehl | |
| 02:31 | Duke | Tony Lane makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Tony Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:31 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Derrick Engen is hacked by Anthony Cochran - foul #2 on Anthony Cochran, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG) Tony Lane | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farmer (PG), Alexander Riehl (SF) John Sutton, Anthony Cochran | |
| 01:50 | Duke | Derrick Engen makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Derrick Engen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:44 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Vosburgh - foul #1 on James Vosburgh, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Duke | William Morse (SF) Derrick Engen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans (C) Calvin Herring | |
| 01:44 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Gregg Himes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Leo Lantigua can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-25 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 01:20 | East Tennessee State | John Farmer is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 34-25 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Gregg Himes snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Thomas Hurley hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on John Farmer - foul #1 on John Farmer, team foul #10 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Timothy Rother (PF) James Vosburgh, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Paul Tapper (C) Eugene Barnes, Alexander Riehl, Gerard Ryans | |
| 00:59 | Duke | Thomas Hurley makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-25 |
| 00:40 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Timothy Rother knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Lane and he's fouled by Anthony Cochran - foul #3 on Anthony Cochran, team foul #11 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF), Edwin Carmean (C) Leo Lantigua, William Morse, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Eugene Barnes (SG), Robert Yuan (SF), Calvin Herring (C) John Farmer, Anthony Cochran, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:03 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Barnes connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Tony Lane misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-30 |