| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Michael Gordon banks in the layup on a great pass from Franklin Shaw | 31-29 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 31-29 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Michael Gordon knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Staudt | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:08 | Duke | John Staudt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 36-29 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:47 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:30 | Duke | John Robertson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Franklin Shaw | 38-29 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Brett Townley | |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski loses the dribble to Joseph Bechtel | 38-30 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Gerald Townsend - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Robert Kennedy | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Angelo Esparza - foul #2 on Angelo Esparza, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Angelo Esparza | 40-32 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Jaramillo | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG), Victor Larose (SF) Robert Jones, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Raymond Agee, Jonathan Jaramillo, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 15:03 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brett Townley - foul #3 on Brett Townley, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) Victor Larose, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 15:03 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:03 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 44-36 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 14:34 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Angelo Esparza misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Angelo Esparza, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Jamie Davenport, Brett Townley | |
| 13:37 | Duke | A charge is called on Franklin Shaw - foul #3 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Kennedy | 44-38 |
| 12:48 | Duke | John Robertson clanks a shot from close range | 44-38 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:29 | Duke | John Robertson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Agee | 44-40 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Kennedy - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), John Staudt (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Robert Jones, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Jonathan Jaramillo, Kerry Honeycutt, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 12:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Andrew Durfee | 45-40 |
| 11:23 | Duke | John Staudt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:50 | Duke | Angelo Esparza's pass is intercepted by Jamie Davenport | 45-40 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Michael Gordon is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) Michael Gordon, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 45-43 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Gerald Townsend is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:42 | Duke | Angelo Esparza makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Staudt | 48-43 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the easy layup | 48-43 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Angelo Esparza pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:24 | Duke | John Staudt drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it home | 51-45 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Angelo Esparza hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alfredo Mancini | 54-45 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Franklin Shaw gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:04 | Duke | John Robertson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Victor Larose (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), Olin Brzezowski (PF) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Angelo Esparza, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 08:04 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:04 | Duke | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Gordon swats the layup by Raymond Agee | 55-45 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:10 | Duke | Raymond Agee steals the ball from Victor Larose | 55-45 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Jones steals it from Raymond Agee | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Daniel Winfield is called for the reach on John Robertson - foul #2 on Daniel Winfield, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) Robert Jones, Victor Larose, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Raymond Agee, Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 06:07 | Duke | Franklin Shaw clanks a shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 05:46 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Andrew Durfee pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Bechtel | 55-45 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #4 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Staudt, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Brett Townley (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 04:40 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Durfee - foul #2 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Victor Larose (SF) Franklin Shaw, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Angelo Esparza comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it home | 60-50 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 03:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to Angelo Esparza | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Durfee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Duke | Andrew Durfee misses badly on a floater in the lane | 60-50 |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo buries a floater from the right side | 60-52 |
| 03:00 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), John Robertson (C) Angelo Esparza, Robert Jones, Victor Larose, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 02:42 | Duke | John Staudt knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 62-52 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Alfredo Mancini steps in front of the Gerald Townsend pass | 62-52 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Gordon | 64-52 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Franklin Shaw buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfredo Mancini | 66-55 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is whistled for a carry | 66-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 00:46 | Duke | The jumper by John Robertson is denied by Daniel Winfield | 66-55 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | John Staudt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the tip | 66-55 |
| 00:05 | Duke | John Staudt snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Franklin Shaw runs out the clock | 66-55 |