| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vosburgh (fresh) SG - David Capra (fresh) SF - William Morse (fresh) PF - Gregg Himes (fresh) C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - James Harper (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 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | James Vosburgh can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Duke | William Morse tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Gregg Himes swats the layup by Daniel Dickerson | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Duke | James Vosburgh gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | James Vosburgh drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Capra | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | William Morse picks off the pass by James Harper in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Duke | William Morse knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Vosburgh | 7-0 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 17:57 | Duke | David Capra's pass is intercepted by Zachariah Jones | 7-0 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Duke | James Vosburgh is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dickerson - foul #1 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Timothy Rother (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) James Vosburgh, Gregg Himes, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 16:51 | Duke | Timothy Rother can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-2 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Timothy Rother hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden loses the dribble to Timothy Rother | 9-2 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Morse | 11-2 |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | David Dias can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 11-2 |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (fresh) SG - David Capra (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Morse (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Rother (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Hurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | David Dias comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Thomas Hurley grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Tony Lane makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Morse | 13-2 |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-2 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Thomas Hurley gets the rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Thomas Hurley misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Willie Fabrizio - foul #1 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG), Derrick Engen (SF), Gregg Himes (PF) Tony Lane, David Capra, William Morse, Timothy Rother | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, David Dias, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 14:19 | Duke | Thomas Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 13-2 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-2 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gregg Himes - foul #1 on Gregg Himes, team foul #1 | 14-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Edwin Carmean (C) Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-3 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Gregg Himes pulls down the rebound | 14-3 |
| 13:42 | Duke | James Vosburgh scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregg Himes | 16-3 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-3 |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew tips it but misses | 16-3 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Gregg Himes pulls down the rebound | 16-3 |
| 13:06 | Duke | Edwin Carmean is whistled for a carry | 16-3 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | James Harper comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 16-3 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Derrick Engen pulls down the rebound | 16-3 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Leo Lantigua misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Toliver - foul #1 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #3 | 16-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (SF), Timothy Rother (PF) Derrick Engen, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Raymond Lew, James Harper | |
| 12:19 | Duke | Leo Lantigua misses the 1st free throw | 16-3 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Leo Lantigua misses the 2nd free throw | 16-3 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the board | 16-3 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the dunk | 16-3 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Tony Lane snags the defensive board | 16-3 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Tony Lane scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Willie Fabrizio - foul #2 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #4 | 18-3 |
| Subs | Duke | David Capra (SG), William Morse (SF) James Vosburgh, Leo Lantigua | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF) Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Tony Lane makes the free throw | 19-3 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Capra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Morse (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Rother (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edwin Carmean (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-3 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Cary Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Edwin Carmean - foul #1 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 19-3 |
| 11:06 | Duke | William Morse is fouled on the floor by Michael Grant - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #6 | 19-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Gregg Himes (PF) Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Timothy Rother can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Harper - foul #1 on James Harper, team foul #7 | 19-3 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Derrick Engen (SF) Tony Lane, William Morse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SF) David Dias | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 1st free throw | 20-3 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Timothy Rother misses the 2nd free throw | 20-3 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Derrick Engen snags the offensive board | 20-3 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Derrick Engen is whistled for a carry | 20-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG), Thomas Hurley (C) David Capra, Timothy Rother | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Brian Belden | |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Dias | 20-5 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Gregg Himes lays it in set up by James Vosburgh | 22-5 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | James Vosburgh steals it from David Dias | 22-5 |
| 09:37 | Duke | James Vosburgh lays it up and in | 24-5 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Dias | 24-8 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Leo Lantigua misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 24-8 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Thomas Hurley hits the follow up shot | 26-8 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-8 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Gregg Himes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-8 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Leo Lantigua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), David Capra (SG), William Morse (SF), Timothy Rother (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) James Vosburgh, Leo Lantigua, Derrick Engen, Gregg Himes, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Kenneth Toliver (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Raymond Lew, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick's pass is intercepted by William Morse in the backcourt | 26-8 |
| 08:09 | Duke | David Capra misses the easy layup | 26-8 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 26-8 |
| 07:47 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Grant | 26-10 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Capra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Morse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Rother (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Carmean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the floater near the basket set up by David Capra | 28-10 |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | David Dias is fouled in the backcourt by William Morse - foul #1 on William Morse, team foul #2 | 28-10 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick is whistled for a carry | 28-10 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Timothy Rother can't finish the layup | 28-10 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 28-10 |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | David Dias is fouled on the floor by Tony Lane - foul #1 on Tony Lane, team foul #3 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG) Tony Lane, David Capra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Kenneth Toliver, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Carmean - foul #1 on Edwin Carmean, team foul #4 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Gregg Himes (PF) Timothy Rother | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SF) David Dias | |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 1st free throw | 28-10 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 28-10 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Edwin Carmean grabs the board | 28-10 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Edwin Carmean jams it and he's fouled by Jerry Brown - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #8 | 30-10 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Edwin Carmean makes the free throw | 31-10 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by James Vosburgh - foul #1 on James Vosburgh, team foul #5 | 31-10 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones throws it down set up by James Harper | 31-12 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Edwin Carmean clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-12 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the rebound | 31-12 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Lew, team foul #9 | 31-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), David Capra (SG), Derrick Engen (SF), Timothy Rother (PF), Thomas Hurley (C) James Vosburgh, Leo Lantigua, William Morse, Gregg Himes, Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Michael Grant (SG), David Dias (SF), Kenneth Toliver (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Jerry Brown, Brian Belden, Raymond Lew, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 04:26 | Duke | Cary Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Thomas Hurley - foul #2 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #10 | 31-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 04:26 | Duke | Thomas Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 32-12 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-12 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Tony Lane steals the ball from Michael Grant in the backcourt | 33-12 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Thomas Hurley travels with the ball | 33-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) David Dias, James Harper | |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-12 |
| 03:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Derrick Engen | 33-12 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Timothy Rother hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Fabrizio - foul #3 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #11 | 33-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Leo Lantigua (SG) David Capra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 03:39 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 1st free throw | 34-12 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Timothy Rother makes the 2nd free throw | 35-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tony Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Lantigua (fresh) SF - Derrick Engen (fresh) PF - Timothy Rother (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Tony Lane steals it from Cary Kirkpatrick | 35-12 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Tony Lane lays it in | 37-12 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Leo Lantigua steals it from Daniel Dickerson in the backcourt | 37-12 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Kenneth Toliver steps in front of the Timothy Rother pass | 37-12 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-12 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick snags the offensive board | 37-12 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Thomas Hurley is called for the reach on David Dias - foul #1 on Thomas Hurley, team foul #6 | 37-12 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG), William Morse (SF), Gregg Himes (PF), Edwin Carmean (C) Tony Lane, Derrick Engen, Timothy Rother, Thomas Hurley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Michael Grant, David Dias, Kenneth Toliver | |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-12 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Gregg Himes pulls down the rebound | 37-12 |
| 02:22 | Duke | James Vosburgh is fouled on the floor by Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #12 | 37-12 |
| Subs | Duke | David Capra (SG) William Morse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:22 | Duke | James Vosburgh makes the 1st free throw | 38-12 |
| 02:22 | Duke | James Vosburgh makes the 2nd free throw | 39-12 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Capra - foul #1 on David Capra, team foul #7 | 39-14 |
| Subs | Duke | William Morse (SF) Leo Lantigua | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the free throw | 39-14 |
| 02:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Edwin Carmean | 39-14 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Gregg Himes blows the layup but he's fouled by Zachariah Jones - foul #1 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #13 | 39-14 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 1st free throw | 40-14 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Gregg Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-14 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-14 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Edwin Carmean gets the rebound | 41-14 |
| 01:11 | Duke | James Vosburgh lays it in on a nice dish by David Capra | 43-14 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | James Vosburgh is called for the reach on Jerry Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Vosburgh, team foul #8 | 43-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Tony Lane (PG), Leo Lantigua (SG), Derrick Engen (SF), Timothy Rother (PF) James Vosburgh, David Capra, William Morse, Gregg Himes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), David Dias (SF) Brian Belden, Raymond Lew | |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-15 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-16 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Derrick Engen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Lane | 46-16 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Zachariah Jones and he's fouled by Tony Lane - foul #2 on Tony Lane, team foul #9 | 46-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Hurley (C) Edwin Carmean | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Michael Grant (SG) Jerry Brown, Zachariah Jones | |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver makes the free throw | 46-19 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Leo Lantigua hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Derrick Engen and the foul's on Michael Grant - foul #2 on Michael Grant, team foul #14 | 48-19 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vosburgh (PG) Derrick Engen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Duke | Leo Lantigua makes the free throw | 49-19 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant is hacked by Timothy Rother in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Rother, team foul #10 | 49-19 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the 1st free throw | 49-19 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-20 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Thomas Hurley loses the dribble to Michael Grant | 49-20 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 49-20 |