| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jason Aubin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen hits a jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Dennis Greene connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Potter | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller can't finish the layup | 36-28 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen tips it in | 36-30 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Trent Andresen picks off the pass by Jason Aubin | 36-30 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Cummings - foul #1 on David Cummings, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:31 | Duke | Anthony Potter hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Jason Aubin tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Duke | David Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Dennis Greene is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman buries a jumper from the left block | 36-34 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Jason Aubin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Dennis Greene snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Anthony Potter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cummings | 39-34 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:14 | Duke | David Cummings pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Anthony Potter is hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #2 on Trent Andresen, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SF), Barry Ward (PF), Dennis Hall (C) Dennis Greene, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 16:55 | Duke | Dennis Hall comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer can't connect on a runner near the basket | 40-34 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer tips it in | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Anthony Potter is called for 5 seconds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG) Jason Aubin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG) Trent Andresen | |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Anthony Potter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Potter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Ward (fresh) C - Dennis Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:56 | Duke | Barry Ward pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Bobby Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 46-38 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thomas steals the ball from Adam Cox | 46-38 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Anthony Potter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:11 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Potter | 46-38 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Anthony Potter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Anthony Potter pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Dennis Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Anthony Engelman is called for the reach on Anthony Potter - foul #2 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Aubin (PG), Dennis Greene (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), David Cummings (C) Anthony Potter, Robert Thomas, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Adam Cox, Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| 13:41 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Whalen - foul #1 on John Whalen, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (SG) Bobby Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:41 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Greene - foul #1 on Dennis Greene, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG) Oscar Finklea | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh double dribbles | 51-39 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen's layup is rejected by Dennis Greene | 51-39 |
| 12:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 51-39 |
| 12:33 | Duke | David Cummings banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Aubin | 53-39 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 53-39 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tony Crisler | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jason Aubin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Marsh | 56-41 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Potter (SG) Jeffrey Marsh | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Adam Cox (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF) Jack Keene, Tony Crisler, John Whalen | |
| 11:04 | Duke | A charge is called on Anthony Potter - foul #1 on Anthony Potter, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SF), Barry Ward (PF), Dennis Hall (C) Dennis Greene, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (C) Wesley Heller | |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-41 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Jason Aubin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Dennis Hall pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Dennis Hall clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), David Cummings (C) Jason Aubin, Robert Thomas, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Trent Andresen, Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #3 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Oscar Finklea steals it from David Cummings | 56-47 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea hits the finger roll | 56-49 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Anthony Potter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Potter (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dennis Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Bobby Grant grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 07:03 | Duke | David Cummings lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Greene | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen's layup is rejected by David Cummings | 58-49 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Dennis Greene grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 05:57 | Duke | David Cummings hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Bobby Grant | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 60-49 |
| 05:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Duke | Anthony Potter misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-49 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Bobby Grant tips it back up and in | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wiley Grossman | 62-51 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Wiley Grossman is called for the reach on Bobby Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Aubin (PG), Jeffrey Marsh (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Barry Ward (PF), Dennis Hall (C) Bobby Grant, Anthony Potter, Dennis Greene, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Oscar Finklea, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 04:45 | Duke | Anthony Engelman blocks the short jumper by Dennis Hall | 62-51 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Robert Thomas hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #3 on Trent Andresen, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene blows the layup | 66-53 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Dennis Hall gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Anthony Engelman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Marsh - foul #3 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Potter (SG), Dennis Greene (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jason Aubin, Robert Thomas, Barry Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Jack Keene, Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:22 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Potter (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dennis Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Wiley Grossman steals it from Anthony Potter | 66-53 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Wiley Grossman | 66-55 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Aubin (PG), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF) Lance Shatzer | |
| 02:21 | Duke | Jason Aubin knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Anthony Potter | 68-55 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Jason Aubin snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is fouled on the floor by Adam Cox - foul #2 on Adam Cox, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 01:52 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Dennis Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Potter | 70-55 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Greene - foul #2 on Dennis Greene, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the lay-in | 70-55 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 70-55 |
| 00:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Potter | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it in | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jason Aubin runs out the clock | 70-57 |