| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Siewert (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Maurice Lear inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Adam Siewert is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Siewert, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | William Warden's pass is intercepted by Charles Ceniceros | 27-39 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Adam Siewert connects on the shot from the right block | 27-41 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits a 3 from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Joel Davis knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Maurice Lear | 30-43 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses short on a jumper from the right block | 30-43 |
| 18:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Adam Siewert | 30-43 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Adam Siewert is whistled for a carry | 30-43 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Lear - foul #1 on Maurice Lear, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 31-43 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson's pass is intercepted by Joel Davis | 31-43 |
| 16:35 | Duke | David McGrail misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Joel Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Adam Siewert buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Lear | 31-46 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David McGrail - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Adam Siewert, Charles Ceniceros, Joel Davis | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Robert Anderson, William Warden | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG) David McGrail | |
| 15:53 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick gets the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Marsala is called for the reach on Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #1 on Orlando Marsala, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Orlando Marsala drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Foster | 33-50 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Joel Davis (C) Daniel Sluski, Gary Foster | |
| 14:08 | Duke | Joel Davis is hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| 13:56 | Duke | Robert Anderson takes the ball from Joel Davis | 33-50 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Ceniceros (PF) Reginald Covert | |
| 13:23 | Duke | David McGrail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits a jumper from the right block | 35-50 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 12:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ceniceros | 35-50 |
| 12:01 | Duke | Adam Siewert drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David McGrail | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Siewert (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), David Stoughton (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Adam Siewert, Maurice Lear, Charles Ceniceros, Joel Davis | |
| 11:47 | Duke | David McGrail is hacked by Robert Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| 11:21 | Duke | David Stoughton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-52 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Gary Foster is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), Charles Ceniceros (PF), Joel Davis (C) David McGrail, Reginald Covert, Gary Foster | |
| 10:11 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Joel Davis steals the ball from Kevin Orbison | 37-52 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joel Davis and he's hacked by Samuel Townsend - foul #2 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Adam Siewert (SG), Maurice Lear (SF) Daniel Sluski, Orlando Marsala, David Stoughton | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick's layup is rejected by Joel Davis | 37-55 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Joel Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Adam Siewert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Samuel Townsend, William Warden | |
| Subs | Duke | Reginald Covert (PF) Charles Ceniceros | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Covert steals the ball from Don Schimmel | 37-55 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #2 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) William Hamrick | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) Joel Davis | |
| 08:14 | Duke | Adam Siewert makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-56 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Siewert (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Adam Siewert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 37-56 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Covert blocks the short jumper by Don Schimmel | 37-56 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey hits the follow up shot | 39-56 |
| 06:41 | Duke | Adam Siewert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-56 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 39-56 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Adam Siewert takes the ball from Don Schimmel | 39-56 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Adam Siewert is fouled on the floor by Kevin Orbison - foul #3 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Dennis Spivey, Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), David Stoughton (SF), Charles Ceniceros (PF), Joel Davis (C) David McGrail, Maurice Lear, Reginald Covert, Gary Foster | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Adam Siewert makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Adam Siewert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Armstrong and he's fouled by David Stoughton - foul #2 on David Stoughton, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG) Adam Siewert | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Daniel Sluski is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #9 | 42-58 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Daniel Sluski makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Daniel Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| 04:39 | Duke | David Stoughton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Orlando Marsala pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Davis | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Sluski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Duke | William Warden is called for the reach on Joel Davis - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #10 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Robert Anderson, Samuel Townsend, William Warden | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Adam Siewert (SG), Maurice Lear (SF) Daniel Sluski, Orlando Marsala, David Stoughton | |
| 03:25 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:25 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harry Berg and he's hacked by David McGrail - foul #3 on David McGrail, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Duke | Reginald Covert (PF) Charles Ceniceros | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Dennis Spivey denies the turnaround by Joel Davis | 45-64 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the tip | 45-64 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Maurice Lear pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Joel Davis drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David McGrail | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Joel Davis snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David McGrail | 45-68 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 01:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Reginald Covert | 45-68 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Joel Davis drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David McGrail | 45-70 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses short on a runner from the baseline | 45-70 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Joel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Joel Davis clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-70 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Joel Davis snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 45-70 |