| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - Adam Siewert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Joel Davis lays it up and in and the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Don Owen knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steven Bedgood | 45-37 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Adam Siewert makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Joel Davis | 45-40 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:00 | Duke | Michael Franklin is called for the reach on David McGrail - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adam Siewert | 45-42 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Adam Siewert drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Davis | 48-45 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 17:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joel Davis | 48-45 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Roy Jones is called for the reach on Charles Ceniceros - foul #3 on Roy Jones, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Roy Jones, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Adam Siewert, Charles Ceniceros, Joel Davis | |
| 16:37 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Foster and the foul's on Byron Anderson - foul #3 on Byron Anderson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Don Owen (PF) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG) David McGrail | |
| 16:37 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Gary Foster steals the ball from Don Owen | 48-47 |
| 16:07 | Duke | A charge is called on Daniel Sluski - foul #2 on Daniel Sluski, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Don Owen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer tips it in | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Duke | Daniel Sluski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Orlando Marsala | 50-50 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Reginald Covert picks off the pass by Felipe Nunez | 50-50 |
| 15:03 | Duke | Steven Bedgood is called for the reach on Daniel Sluski - foul #3 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Adam Siewert (SG), Joel Davis (C) Daniel Sluski, Orlando Marsala, Gary Foster | |
| 14:44 | Duke | Joel Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Adam Siewert snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Joel Davis hits a floater from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Anderson | 53-52 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Joel Davis jams it | 53-54 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Don Owen blows the dunk but he's fouled by Maurice Lear - foul #1 on Maurice Lear, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer (C) Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), David Stoughton (SF), Charles Ceniceros (PF) Adam Siewert, Maurice Lear, Reginald Covert | |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Stoughton | 55-56 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | David McGrail is called for the reach on Steven Bedgood - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Don Owen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-56 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Joel Davis clanks a jumper near the basket | 55-56 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Troyer | 57-56 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Roy Jones steals the ball from David McGrail | 57-56 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| 11:49 | Duke | David Stoughton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David McGrail | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 11:29 | Duke | David McGrail grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Joel Davis clanks a jumper in the paint | 59-59 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Joel Davis grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Dwayne Sisk picks off the pass by David McGrail | 59-59 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David McGrail - foul #3 on David McGrail, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), Adam Siewert (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, Orlando Marsala, David Stoughton, Charles Ceniceros, Joel Davis | |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Daniel Sluski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Don Owen is fouled on the floor by Gary Foster - foul #3 on Gary Foster, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG) Ernest Bruni | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Don Owen is denied on a layup by Gary Foster | 61-59 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Daniel Sluski gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:34 | Duke | Adam Siewert hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Daniel Sluski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Bedgood - foul #4 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Oscar Troyer (C) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Roy Jones, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Ceniceros (PF) Reginald Covert | |
| 09:04 | Duke | Daniel Sluski misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Daniel Sluski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is hacked by Daniel Sluski - foul #3 on Daniel Sluski, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF) Dragan Zephier | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Orlando Marsala (SG), David Stoughton (SF), Michael Thomas (C) Daniel Sluski, Adam Siewert, Maurice Lear, Gary Foster | |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer misses the tip | 64-61 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Michael Thomas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Byron Anderson - foul #4 on Byron Anderson, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF) Byron Anderson, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Davis (C) Charles Ceniceros | |
| 08:05 | Duke | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Thomas swats the short shot by Don Owen | 64-63 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Duke | Joel Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Orlando Marsala | 64-65 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Charles Ceniceros (PF) Orlando Marsala, David Stoughton, Michael Thomas | |
| 06:49 | Duke | Adam Siewert is hacked by Steven Bedgood - foul #5 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Don Owen (PF) Steven Bedgood, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:49 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Adam Siewert grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:33 | Duke | David McGrail can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Don Owen comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on David McGrail - foul #4 on David McGrail, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Oscar Troyer (C) Byron Anderson, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Maurice Lear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) Joel Davis | |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Adam Siewert steals the ball from Dwayne Sisk | 66-65 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Adam Siewert hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Ceniceros | 66-67 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Gary Foster buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David McGrail | 68-69 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Michael Franklin denies the turnaround by Charles Ceniceros | 68-69 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 03:34 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Adam Siewert (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Maurice Lear (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Duke | Adam Siewert comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 03:25 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 03:13 | Duke | Adam Siewert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lear | 68-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-72 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Gary Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Franklin - foul #2 on Michael Franklin, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Byron Anderson, Roy Jones, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), Orlando Marsala (SG), David Stoughton (SF), Reginald Covert (PF) David McGrail, Adam Siewert, Maurice Lear, Charles Ceniceros | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez loses the ball out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Davis (C) Gary Foster | |
| 02:13 | Duke | Daniel Sluski is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Stoughton | 70-77 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-77 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the offensive board | 70-77 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses the dunk attempt | 70-77 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the offensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Don Owen hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Troyer | 72-77 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF) Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Adam Siewert (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Charles Ceniceros (PF) Daniel Sluski, Orlando Marsala, David Stoughton, Reginald Covert | |
| 01:13 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses the floater from the right side | 72-77 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-77 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Siewert | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones buries a 3 from straight away | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Bruni - foul #1 on Ernest Bruni, team foul #11 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), David Stoughton (SF) David McGrail, Maurice Lear | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Don Owen pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Troyer | 78-79 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF) Daniel Sluski, David Stoughton | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Joel Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Anderson - foul #5 on Byron Anderson, team foul #12 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG) Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Joel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 78-80 |
| 00:01 | Duke | David McGrail snags the defensive board | 78-80 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 78-80 |