| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyd McKinney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon travels with the ball | 23-41 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Joshua Lam drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Boyd McKinney | 23-44 |
| 19:10 | Arizona | Ray Pippen knocks in the jumper from the right side | 25-44 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Richard Seavey steps in front of the Garland Bratten pass | 25-44 |
| 18:27 | Arizona | Ray Pippen drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 27-44 |
| 18:18 | Duke | Boyd McKinney misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-44 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Garland Bratten hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 17:56 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is fouled on the floor by Charles Nash - foul #2 on Charles Nash, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 17:37 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by Garland Bratten - foul #2 on Garland Bratten, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Lam - foul #2 on Joshua Lam, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duke | Antoine Coster (C) Garland Bratten | |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 17:05 | Duke | Boyd McKinney scores on a shot from the baseline | 29-48 |
| 16:42 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is open and scores on a jumper from the right block | 31-48 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Douglas England is called for the reach on Boyd McKinney - foul #3 on Douglas England, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Douglas England, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Elwood Courtney (SF), Michael Allen (PF) Joshua Lam, Boyd McKinney, Nelson Smith, Charles Nash | |
| 16:28 | Duke | Michael Allen misses the easy layup | 31-48 |
| 16:27 | Arizona | Herbert Marson pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 16:05 | Arizona | Michael Fowler lays it up and in | 33-48 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Elwood Courtney misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 15:45 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Short (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) C - Antoine Coster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Arizona | Michael Fowler is called for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Richard Seavey, Robert Short, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Boyd McKinney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Ben Julian, Elwood Courtney, Michael Allen, Antoine Coster | |
| 15:05 | Duke | Charles Nash misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-48 |
| 15:04 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:57 | Arizona | Douglas England misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 14:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Nash | 33-48 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Garland Bratten is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:28 | Arizona | Loren Laursen is called for traveling | 33-48 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Joshua Lam can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 14:12 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:44 | Arizona | Herbert Marson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Garland Bratten grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Joshua Lam hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 13:01 | Arizona | Douglas England comes up short on the shot near the basket | 33-51 |
| 12:59 | Arizona | Douglas England grabs the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 12:37 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-51 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Garland Bratten grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Charles Nash scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 12:04 | Arizona | Ray Pippen knocks in the jumper from the left block | 35-53 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Boyd McKinney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 11:47 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Lam | 35-53 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Charles Nash scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Boyd McKinney | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herbert Marson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyd McKinney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Nash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon lays it in and he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #3 on Joshua Lam, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Robert Short (SG), Michael Fowler (C) Herbert Marson, Douglas England, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Elwood Courtney (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Antoine Coster (C) Joshua Lam, Boyd McKinney, Nelson Smith, Charles Nash, Garland Bratten | |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Ben Julian clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #2 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Arizona | Maurice Douglass (C) Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Ben Julian misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Ben Julian makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 10:31 | Arizona | Antoine Coster is called for the reach on Maurice Douglass - foul #2 on Antoine Coster, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:12 | Arizona | Robert Short knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-56 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Lawrence Cook is called for traveling | 41-56 |
| 09:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses the easy layup | 41-56 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Ben Julian gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Ben Julian knocks in the shot from the right side | 41-58 |
| 08:43 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is whistled for a carry | 41-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Loren Laursen (C) Douglas England, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Nelson Smith (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Michael Allen, Antoine Coster | |
| 08:28 | Duke | Loren Laursen is called for the reach on Ben Julian - foul #2 on Loren Laursen, team foul #3 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duke | Boyd McKinney (SG) Ben Julian | |
| 08:21 | Duke | Charles Nash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 08:20 | Arizona | Loren Laursen snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 08:05 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #4 on Joshua Lam, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SG) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:05 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:05 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 07:52 | Duke | Boyd McKinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| 07:26 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boyd McKinney (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-58 |
| 07:17 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 07:02 | Arizona | Ray Pippen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Boyd McKinney misses the dunk | 47-58 |
| 06:52 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 06:30 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 06:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Garland Bratten | 47-58 |
| 06:19 | Duke | Joshua Lam connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Garland Bratten and the foul's on Loren Laursen - foul #3 on Loren Laursen, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duke | Ben Julian (SG), Elwood Courtney (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Antoine Coster (C) Boyd McKinney, Nelson Smith, Charles Nash, Garland Bratten | |
| 06:19 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Joshua Lam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 05:34 | Arizona | Douglas England grabs the board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Elwood Courtney steps in front of the Robert Short pass | 49-61 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Michael Allen jams it on a nice dish by Elwood Courtney | 49-63 |
| 04:41 | Arizona | Michael Fowler can't throw it down | 49-63 |
| 04:40 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:22 | Arizona | Robert Short misses the floater from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 04:21 | Duke | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Elwood Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Douglas England, Michael Fowler, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Boyd McKinney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian, Elwood Courtney, Michael Allen, Antoine Coster | |
| 03:36 | Arizona | Robert Short is fouled on the floor by Nelson Smith - foul #3 on Nelson Smith, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 03:36 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:36 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Garland Bratten can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 51-63 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Garland Bratten misses the tip | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyd McKinney (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Ray Pippen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nelson Smith - foul #4 on Nelson Smith, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Garland Bratten | 51-63 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Charles Nash blows the layup | 51-63 |
| 02:34 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Herbert Marson | 51-63 |
| 02:08 | Arizona | Douglas England hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Chacon | 53-63 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Boyd McKinney connects on the shot from the left side | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Nelson Smith - foul #5 on Nelson Smith, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Herbert Marson | |
| Subs | Duke | Ben Julian (SG), Elwood Courtney (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Antoine Coster (C) Boyd McKinney, Nelson Smith, Charles Nash, Garland Bratten | |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Duke | Elwood Courtney is fouled on the floor by Ray Pippen - foul #3 on Ray Pippen, team foul #5 | 55-65 |
| 00:50 | Duke | A charge is called on Antoine Coster - foul #3 on Antoine Coster, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Arizona | The jumper by Richard Seavey is denied by Antoine Coster | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | Arizona | Douglas England clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Michael Allen grabs the board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Ben Julian misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Douglas England misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-65 |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Richard Seavey tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Boyd McKinney (SG), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Michael Allen, Antoine Coster | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joshua Lam runs out the clock | 57-65 |