| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 5 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze slams it home | 32-34 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Robin Grundy misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Clarence Hopson snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Robin Grundy misses short on a runner from the right block | 32-34 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Robin Grundy is hacked by Buford Glass - foul #1 on Buford Glass, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Vasily Miecznikowski (C) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:06 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Vasily Miecznikowski | 32-34 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 34-34 |
| 17:13 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Hopson - foul #1 on Clarence Hopson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Buford Glass (C) Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (SG), Edward Freeman (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Clarence Hopson, Trevor Harding, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Buford Glass blocks the jumper by Dean Jenkins | 35-37 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Noble Davison - foul #1 on Noble Davison, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Daniel Segal, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Edward Freeman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-37 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Edward Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noble Davison (fresh) C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Duke | Charles Sanders steps in front of the Larry Woodward pass | 36-37 |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak throws it down set up by Charles Sanders | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Timothy Purpura picks off the pass by Larry Woodward | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, Dikembe Awada, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Larry Woodward, Edward Freeman, Noble Davison, Vincent Dirksen | |
| 14:04 | Duke | Terence Conger is called for the reach on Dean Jenkins - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG) Dean Jenkins | |
| 13:48 | Duke | Robin Grundy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Buford Glass - foul #2 on Buford Glass, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF) Daniel Segal | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:48 | Duke | Robin Grundy makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:48 | Duke | Robin Grundy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Sak | 38-38 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze's pass is intercepted by Anthony Hamilton | 38-38 |
| 13:16 | Duke | Larry Woodward connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Robin Grundy | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robin Grundy - foul #3 on Robin Grundy, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Larry Woodward knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Trevor Harding | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (PG) Larry Woodward | |
| 12:05 | Duke | Robin Grundy loses the dribble to Randall Soule | 40-43 |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is denied on a layup by Robin Grundy | 40-43 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Robin Grundy pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dean Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Purpura - foul #2 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Daniel Segal, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Freeman (SG), Noble Davison (C) Clarence Hopson, Robin Grundy | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:28 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Anthony Hamilton denies the turnaround by Donald Sak | 40-44 |
| 11:16 | Duke | Edward Freeman grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Edward Freeman lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-46 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Anthony Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Buford Glass | 40-46 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Noble Davison pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean Jenkins and the foul's on Buford Glass - foul #3 on Buford Glass, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF), Vasily Miecznikowski (C) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG), Clarence Hopson (SG), Robin Grundy (C) Dean Jenkins, Trevor Harding, Noble Davison | |
| 09:56 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule is whistled for a carry | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Dirksen (PF) Anthony Hamilton | |
| 09:18 | Duke | Larry Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Freeman | 40-52 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 42-52 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is fouled on the floor by Vasily Miecznikowski - foul #2 on Vasily Miecznikowski, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), William Schwarze (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Timothy Purpura, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Noble Davison (PF) Edward Freeman, Vincent Dirksen | |
| 08:18 | Duke | Trevor Harding travels with the ball | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Randall Soule, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Daniel Segal, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:48 | Duke | Clarence Hopson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robin Grundy | 42-55 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Soule (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hopson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noble Davison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Duke | Larry Woodward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak slams it home on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 47-55 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is hacked by Randall Soule - foul #4 on Randall Soule, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Vasily Miecznikowski (C) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (PG), Edward Freeman (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Noble Davison, Robin Grundy | |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:14 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Freeman - foul #2 on Edward Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG) Clarence Hopson | |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Daniel Segal steals it from Edward Freeman | 51-58 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal jams it | 53-58 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Dean Jenkins snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 04:07 | Duke | William Schwarze is called for the reach on Dean Jenkins - foul #2 on William Schwarze, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, William Schwarze, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Robin Grundy (C) Larry Woodward, Vincent Dirksen | |
| 04:07 | Duke | Dean Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Dean Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF) Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton clanks a jump hook from close range | 53-59 |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dean Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze can't connect on a runner from close range | 53-59 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Trevor Harding gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 03:07 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 03:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Buford Glass | 53-59 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG), Clarence Hopson (SG) Dean Jenkins, Edward Freeman | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Hopson | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 02:08 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 53-61 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton hits a shot from the left side | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (PG), Edward Freeman (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:17 | Duke | Clarence Hopson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Sak | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Duke | Dean Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Terence Conger - foul #3 on Terence Conger, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Dean Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Dean Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Vincent Dirksen - foul #2 on Vincent Dirksen, team foul #5 | 55-66 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is hacked by Terence Conger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terence Conger, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Noble Davison swats the layup by William Schwarze | 56-68 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Edward Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen scores on a turnaround in the lane | 56-70 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Clarence Hopson steals the ball from William Schwarze | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Dean Jenkins runs out the clock | 56-70 |