| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) SG - Chase Bishop (fresh) SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) SF - Antonio Long (fresh) PF - George Condrey (fresh) C - John Todd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Conrad Lapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Duke | John Rothe is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Frankie Rank snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Chase Bishop hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Rothe | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Carlton Perry | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Duke | John Todd swats the layup by Chase Bishop | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Chase Bishop is fouled on the floor by Arthur Sanders - foul #1 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG) Arthur Sanders | |
| 18:28 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | John Todd lays it in set up by Antonio Long | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Conrad Lapp scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Chase Bishop | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Duke | Frankie Rank pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Duke | George Condrey steps in front of the Chase Bishop pass | 6-2 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | John Todd can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | George Condrey tips it in | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Conrad Lapp loses the ball out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG), Lawrence Spence (SG), George Deleon (SF), Steven McWethy (PF), Anthony Lam (C) John Rothe, Chase Bishop, Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Antonio Long, George Condrey | |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Bayerl | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | John Todd banks in the layup and he's fouled by Anthony Lam - foul #1 on Anthony Lam, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) SF - George Deleon (fresh) PF - Steven McWethy (fresh) C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Scott Farris (fresh) SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) PF - Juan Alonzo (fresh) C - John Todd (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Steven McWethy blows the layup but he's fouled by Juan Alonzo - foul #1 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Steven McWethy makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Steven McWethy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on Arthur Bayerl | 7-7 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG) Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Arthur Bayerl | |
| 15:15 | Duke | George Deleon misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Duke | John Rothe grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Steven McWethy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Chase Bishop (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Lawrence Spence, George Deleon, Steven McWethy, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Juan Alonzo, Gary Brown | |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | George Condrey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | George Condrey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Antonio Long denies the turnaround by Chase Bishop | 7-8 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Frankie Rank picks off the pass by George Condrey | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Chase Bishop throws it down | 9-8 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | George Condrey connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Szaflarski and he's hacked by Carlton Perry - foul #2 on Carlton Perry, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (PG), George Deleon (SF), Steven McWethy (PF) John Rothe, Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF) Scott Farris, Antonio Long | |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Conrad Lapp grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Duke | George Deleon is hacked by Arthur Bayerl - foul #1 on Arthur Bayerl, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (C) Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:35 | Duke | George Deleon blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | George Condrey gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | George Condrey makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:07 | Duke | George Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Frankie Rank (SF) Chase Bishop, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF), Gary Brown (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, George Condrey, John Todd | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Deleon (fresh) C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Scott Farris (fresh) SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) PF - Juan Alonzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo misses short on a shot from the left block | 9-12 |
| 11:35 | Duke | John Rothe grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:13 | Duke | George Deleon knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Joel Brady - foul #1 on Joel Brady, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Lapp (C) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Arthur Bayerl | |
| 11:13 | Duke | George Deleon makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Conrad Lapp pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | Duke | George Deleon connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Juan Alonzo - foul #2 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Chase Bishop (SG), Steven McWethy (PF) John Rothe, Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Todd (PF) Juan Alonzo | |
| 10:37 | Duke | George Deleon misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | John Todd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Todd, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG) Joel Brady | |
| 10:10 | Duke | Steven McWethy misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 14-12 |
| 10:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Lawrence Spence snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 09:50 | Duke | George Deleon's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Farris | 14-12 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Conrad Lapp tips it in | 16-12 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (C) Lawrence Spence, George Deleon, Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Condrey (PF) Gary Brown | |
| 09:05 | Duke | Chase Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF) Scott Farris, Antonio Long | |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by John Todd is blocked by Anthony Lam | 16-12 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Anthony Lam pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Arthur Bayerl steps in front of the Steven McWethy pass | 16-12 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl hits the finger roll | 16-14 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Chase Bishop is fouled on the floor by Joel Brady - foul #2 on Joel Brady, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (SF), Conrad Lapp (C) Frankie Rank, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Gary Brown (C) Joel Brady, John Todd | |
| 08:12 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | George Condrey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Steven McWethy snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Gary Brown blocks the short jumper by George Deleon | 18-14 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Condrey | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chase Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven McWethy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | George Condrey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 18-14 |
| 07:17 | Duke | Conrad Lapp snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses the dunk | 18-14 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses the jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses the floater from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Steven McWethy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Steven McWethy's layup is rejected by George Condrey | 18-14 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 18-14 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 06:07 | Duke | George Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 05:50 | Duke | George Deleon throws it down on a nice dish by John Rothe | 20-14 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Conrad Lapp snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 05:10 | Duke | John Rothe is hacked by Nicholas Szaflarski - foul #1 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (C) Chase Bishop, Steven McWethy, Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF), John Todd (C) Arthur Bayerl, Gary Brown | |
| 05:10 | Duke | John Rothe misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (PG) John Rothe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Lawrence Spence can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-14 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | George Condrey gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is open but can't throw it down | 20-14 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | George Condrey tips it in | 20-16 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Lawrence Spence makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Deleon | 23-16 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 03:40 | Duke | George Deleon misses the easy layup | 23-19 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Deleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Farris (fairly fresh) SF - Antonio Long (fresh) PF - George Condrey (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | George Condrey hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Nicholas Szaflarski | 23-21 |
| 03:08 | Duke | George Deleon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 23-21 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Spence is called for the reach on Scott Farris - foul #1 on Lawrence Spence, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (PF) George Deleon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Scott Farris, George Condrey | |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lam - foul #2 on Anthony Lam, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Lapp (C) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl (SF) Antonio Long | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Juan Alonzo and he's fouled by Carlton Perry - foul #3 on Carlton Perry, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (PF) Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Frankie Rank makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Conrad Lapp | 25-24 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Roland Geraghty is called for the reach on Arthur Sanders - foul #1 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Chase Bishop (SG), Steven McWethy (PF) Roland Geraghty, Lawrence Spence, George Deleon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Chase Bishop comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Arthur Sanders - foul #3 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Antonio Long (SF) Arthur Sanders, Arthur Bayerl | |
| 01:36 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Steven McWethy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Juan Alonzo - foul #3 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (C) Conrad Lapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Condrey (PF) Juan Alonzo | |
| 00:58 | Duke | Steven McWethy makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Steven McWethy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Steven McWethy steals the ball from Antonio Long | 28-29 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Steven McWethy travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), George Deleon (PF) Chase Bishop, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Todd (PF) George Condrey | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Todd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-29 |