| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Rank (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Chase Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Eric Camara loses the dribble to Chase Bishop | 29-31 |
| 19:33 | Duke | John Rothe dunks the ball on a nice dish by Chase Bishop | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Mario Moreno clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frankie Rank - foul #1 on Frankie Rank, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Carlton Perry is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins throws it down set up by Wayne Anders and the foul's on Chase Bishop - foul #3 on Chase Bishop, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (SF) Chase Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:44 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:28 | Duke | John Rothe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:12 | Duke | George Deleon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Conrad Lapp - foul #2 on Conrad Lapp, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:54 | Duke | Conrad Lapp pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:32 | Duke | George Deleon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Michael Sines grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Wayne Anders comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Mario Moreno is called for a backcourt violation | 31-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), Steven McWethy (PF), Anthony Lam (C) Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (SF), Rafael Santiago (PF) Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara | |
| 16:47 | Duke | George Deleon knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Chad Roberts - foul #1 on Chad Roberts, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG) John Rothe | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:47 | Duke | George Deleon makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses short on a runner from close range | 34-36 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Michael Sines tips it in | 34-38 |
| 16:04 | Duke | George Deleon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the jump hook in the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Anthony Lam snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Deleon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven McWethy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Duke | Lawrence Spence travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Frankie Rank (SG), Chase Bishop (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Roland Geraghty, Lawrence Spence, George Deleon, Steven McWethy, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Michael Sines, Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago | |
| 14:54 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Chase Bishop gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Rothe and he's hacked by Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Chad Roberts | |
| 14:42 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:17 | Akron | The jump hook by Mario Moreno is blocked by Conrad Lapp | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Conrad Lapp | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Curtis Hawkins | 39-41 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Conrad Lapp comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), George Deleon (PF) Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Rafael Santiago (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wayne Anders, Mario Moreno | |
| 13:01 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Michael Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Conrad Lapp grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:13 | Duke | John Rothe hits a turnaround from the right block | 43-41 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Duke | John Rothe snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:45 | Duke | George Deleon connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rothe | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Deleon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Lapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Michael Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Michael Sines misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Lawrence Spence | 45-41 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Chase Bishop is denied on a layup by Rafael Santiago | 45-41 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:15 | Duke | George Deleon snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:58 | Duke | John Rothe drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Conrad Lapp and he's hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #3 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SG), Carlton Perry (PF), Anthony Lam (C) Lawrence Spence, Chase Bishop, Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG), Chad Roberts (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Wallace Judson, Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara, Rafael Santiago | |
| 09:58 | Duke | John Rothe misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Juan Rosales denies the turnaround by George Deleon | 47-41 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Carlton Perry can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 09:11 | Duke | John Rothe grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:03 | Duke | John Rothe can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 47-41 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Juan Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Carlton Perry denies the turnaround by Wayne Anders | 47-41 |
| 08:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Rothe | 47-41 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Juan Rosales denies the turnaround by Frankie Rank | 47-41 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Rothe - foul #2 on John Rothe, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (PG), Steven McWethy (SF) John Rothe, George Deleon | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Michael Sines, Juan Rosales | |
| 08:06 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Wayne Anders is called for the reach on Steven McWethy - foul #2 on Wayne Anders, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Rank (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven McWethy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Lawrence Spence connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Rafael Santiago drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Roberts and he's fouled by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG), Chase Bishop (SF) Frankie Rank, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Lawrence Spence can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Rafael Santiago gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Carlton Perry steps in front of the Wallace Judson pass | 50-45 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Chase Bishop connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carlton Perry | 52-45 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the runner from close range set up by Rafael Santiago | 52-47 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses the lay-in | 52-47 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Lawrence Spence is called for the reach on Wallace Judson - foul #1 on Lawrence Spence, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (PG), Conrad Lapp (C) Roland Geraghty, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Eric Camara (PF), Chad Roberts (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago, Mario Moreno | |
| 05:22 | Akron | Chad Roberts is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Hawkins out of a doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 05:08 | Duke | George Deleon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wayne Anders - foul #3 on Wayne Anders, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SG) Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:08 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:08 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Conrad Lapp snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Chase Bishop blows the layup | 54-49 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Lawrence Spence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Steven McWethy (PF) Lawrence Spence, Chase Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Moreno (C) Curtis Hawkins | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Mario Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Rafael Santiago (SF), Juan Rosales (PF) Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Eric Camara | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Deleon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven McWethy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Duke | George Deleon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Juan Rosales - foul #2 on Juan Rosales, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (C) Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:28 | Duke | George Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:28 | Duke | George Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Rafael Santiago loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:39 | Duke | Steven McWethy lays it in on a great pass from John Rothe | 56-49 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SG), Chase Bishop (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Roland Geraghty, George Deleon, Steven McWethy, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago, Juan Rosales | |
| 02:13 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the lay-in but the foul's on Conrad Lapp - foul #3 on Conrad Lapp, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:45 | Duke | John Rothe misses badly on a runner from the left block | 56-50 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Mario Moreno's layup is rejected by Carlton Perry | 56-50 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Chase Bishop pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses the turnaround from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Michael Sines buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Conrad Lapp drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Chase Bishop | 58-53 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Conrad Lapp picks off the pass by Curtis Hawkins out of a doubleteam | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Duke | Wayne Anders is called for the reach on Conrad Lapp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Anders, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG), Lawrence Spence (SG), George Deleon (SF), Steven McWethy (PF) John Rothe, Frankie Rank, Chase Bishop, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:03 | Duke | George Deleon snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Chase Bishop (SF) Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Duke | Michael Sines is called for the reach on Roland Geraghty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Sines, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses long on a fullcourt shot | 61-53 |