| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - Adam Siewert (fresh) SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) C - Joel Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Norton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Joel Davis comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Joel Davis misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Adam Siewert pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Stanley Carter picks off the pass by Joel Davis | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe is hacked by David McGrail - foul #1 on David McGrail, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joel Davis | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses short on a shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joel Davis | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #1 on Ted Volpe, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:50 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Maurice Lear pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Adam Siewert buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Ceniceros | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - Adam Siewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Robert West scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jessie Matthews | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Joel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Adam Siewert, Charles Ceniceros, Joel Davis | |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Maurice Lear is called for the reach on Glenn Fleury - foul #1 on Maurice Lear, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Lablanc | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Reginald Covert is fouled on the floor by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is called for a charge - foul #1 on Orlando Marsala, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF) William Lablanc | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG) David McGrail | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Orlando Marsala - foul #2 on Orlando Marsala, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG) Glenn Fleury | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG), Joel Davis (C) Orlando Marsala, Gary Foster | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joel Davis | 10-9 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Adam Siewert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Reginald Covert snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Adam Siewert connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Sluski | 10-11 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | John Norton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Charles Ceniceros (PF) Daniel Sluski, Reginald Covert | |
| 12:20 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros scores on a turnaround near the basket | 10-13 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:50 | Duke | Joel Davis jams it on a great pass from David McGrail and he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (SG) Adam Siewert | |
| 11:50 | Duke | Joel Davis misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Sluski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews buries a floater in the paint | 12-15 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-15 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Joel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Maurice Lear is fouled on the floor by Robert West - foul #1 on Robert West, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG), David Stoughton (SF), Gary Foster (C) Daniel Sluski, Maurice Lear, Joel Davis | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Gary Foster is whistled for traveling | 12-15 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | John Norton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-15 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Adam Siewert grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 08:50 | Duke | David Stoughton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Ceniceros | 12-17 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | David McGrail is called for the reach on William Lablanc - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc, John Norton | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Sluski (PG), Maurice Lear (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), Joel Davis (C) David McGrail, Adam Siewert, Charles Ceniceros, Gary Foster | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Joel Davis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jessie Ullery - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:01 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Joel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Robert West misses long on a jumper from the right side | 15-19 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Reginald Covert snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Sluski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stoughton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Daniel Sluski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-19 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 06:59 | Duke | The rebound goes to Maurice Lear | 15-19 |
| 06:44 | Duke | David Stoughton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #2 on Stanley Carter, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG) Maurice Lear | |
| 06:44 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:44 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | David Stoughton steps in front of the Carl Baker pass | 15-19 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Joel Davis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert West | 15-19 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Reginald Covert steals the ball from Ted Volpe | 15-19 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Joel Davis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 15-19 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Reginald Covert pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:59 | Duke | Ted Volpe steps in front of the Reginald Covert pass | 15-19 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Carl Baker scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ted Volpe and he's fouled by Reginald Covert - foul #1 on Reginald Covert, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF), Charles Ceniceros (PF), Gary Foster (C) Daniel Sluski, David Stoughton, Reginald Covert, Joel Davis | |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Adam Siewert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Robert West can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-19 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fairly fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Siewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Ceniceros (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) | |
| 03:43 | Duke | Adam Siewert's pass is intercepted by Ted Volpe | 18-19 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Robert West, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), Joel Davis (C) Adam Siewert, Gary Foster | |
| 02:59 | Duke | Joel Davis connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David McGrail | 18-21 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Mike Kline steps in front of the Charles Ceniceros pass | 18-21 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc hits the finger roll set up by Mike Kline | 20-21 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Jessie Matthews is called for the reach on Joel Davis - foul #2 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF) William Lablanc, Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:05 | Duke | Joel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Matthews | 20-21 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 22-21 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros scores on a floater from the left block set up by Maurice Lear and the foul's on Jessie Ullery - foul #2 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Siewert (SG), Gary Foster (C) Orlando Marsala, Joel Davis | |
| 01:15 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | John Norton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Adam Siewert pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros is denied on a layup by John Norton | 22-24 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Charles Ceniceros grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Adam Siewert misses the floater in the lane | 22-24 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-24 |