| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Grant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Frank Grant inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Frank Rector comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 41-31 |
| 19:38 | Duke | Frank Grant hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Lawrence Milian knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:03 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Lam | 45-34 |
| 18:57 | American U. | Ben Julian swats the layup by Lawrence Milian | 45-34 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Frank Grant snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Ben Julian can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Milian - foul #2 on Lawrence Milian, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Ben Julian misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Ben Julian makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Rudy Blumer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Michael Fuchs swats the short shot by Frank Grant | 46-37 |
| 17:58 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Grant | 46-37 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Ben Julian is hacked by James Trahan - foul #3 on James Trahan, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Elwood Courtney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Ben Julian, Frank Grant, William Cunningham, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SG), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) Lawrence Milian, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| 17:39 | Duke | Garland Bratten hits a jumper from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 17:21 | American U. | Rudy Blumer's pass is intercepted by Elwood Courtney | 48-37 |
| 17:18 | Duke | Elwood Courtney banks in the layup | 50-37 |
| 17:07 | American U. | Nelson Smith steals the ball from Rudy Blumer | 50-37 |
| 16:59 | Duke | Garland Bratten banks in the layup set up by Joshua Lam | 52-37 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Gordon Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Ben Julian (SG), William Cunningham (PF) Joshua Lam, Elwood Courtney, Charles Nash | |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Michael Fuchs (C) Bryan Hering, Rudy Blumer, Jesse Tope | |
| 16:24 | Duke | Vance Donald denies the turnaround by Nelson Smith | 52-37 |
| 16:22 | American U. | Michael Fuchs grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 16:07 | American U. | Lawrence Milian is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Cook - foul #1 on Lawrence Cook, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:49 | American U. | Garland Bratten denies the turnaround by Michael Fuchs | 52-37 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Ben Julian gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - George Clark (fresh) SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Frank Grant connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ben Julian | 54-37 |
| 15:31 | American U. | George Clark hits a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Lawrence Cook - foul #2 on Lawrence Cook, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Elwood Courtney (SG), Charles Nash (PF), Frank Rector (C) Ben Julian, William Cunningham, Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | American U. | Luis Parr (SF), James Trahan (PF) Gordon Webb, Vance Donald | |
| 15:31 | American U. | George Clark makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Michael Fuchs is called for the reach on Lawrence Cook - foul #3 on Michael Fuchs, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Henry Galvin (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), Jesse Tope (C) George Clark, Lawrence Milian, Luis Parr, Michael Fuchs | |
| 14:58 | Duke | Rudy Blumer takes the ball from Charles Nash | 54-40 |
| 14:40 | American U. | Lawrence Cook steps in front of the John Gurley pass | 54-40 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Lawrence Cook dunks the ball | 56-40 |
| 14:16 | American U. | Jesse Tope can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 14:15 | American U. | James Trahan hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Elwood Courtney clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 13:53 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jesse Tope | 56-42 |
| 13:32 | American U. | Lawrence Cook steals the ball from John Gurley | 56-42 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Lawrence Cook slams it home | 58-42 |
| 13:13 | American U. | James Trahan misses the easy layup | 58-42 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Frank Grant pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Elwood Courtney buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Cook | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:48 | American U. | James Trahan knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by John Gurley and he's hacked by Frank Rector - foul #3 on Frank Rector, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Frank Grant, Charles Nash, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Gordon Webb (SF), Michael Fuchs (C) John Gurley, Henry Galvin, Rudy Blumer, Jesse Tope | |
| 12:48 | American U. | James Trahan makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Nelson Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joshua Lam and he's fouled by Bryan Hering - foul #1 on Bryan Hering, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | American U. | Vance Donald (PF) James Trahan | |
| 12:36 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 12:36 | American U. | Vance Donald grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:12 | American U. | Michael Fuchs buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Hering | 62-47 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Joshua Lam tips it but misses | 62-47 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Michael Fuchs gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 11:34 | American U. | Bryan Hering's pass is intercepted by Nelson Smith | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Duke | Joshua Lam scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Julian | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:11 | American U. | Garland Bratten picks off the pass by Bryan Hering | 65-47 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Nelson Smith is called for traveling | 65-47 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Rudy Blumer (SF), James Trahan (PF) Bryan Hering, Gordon Webb, Vance Donald | |
| 10:31 | American U. | Garland Bratten swats the layup by Michael Fuchs | 65-47 |
| 10:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Garland Bratten | 65-47 |
| 10:20 | Duke | William Cunningham knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Lam | 67-47 |
| 10:12 | American U. | James Trahan's fadeaway is rejected by Garland Bratten | 67-47 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Nelson Smith snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 10:01 | American U. | Michael Fuchs grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 09:55 | American U. | Michael Fuchs hits a jumper from the left block set up by Lawrence Milian and he's hacked by Ben Julian - foul #1 on Ben Julian, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham, Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SG) Lawrence Milian | |
| 09:55 | American U. | Michael Fuchs makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Frank Grant misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-50 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Frank Grant hits the follow up shot | 69-50 |
| 09:30 | American U. | Elwood Courtney is called for the reach on Gordon Webb - foul #1 on Elwood Courtney, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | American U. | Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| 09:18 | American U. | John Gurley knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gordon Webb | 69-52 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Elwood Courtney's pass is intercepted by Vance Donald | 69-52 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Jesse Tope comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Vance Donald grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 08:31 | American U. | Jesse Tope hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Elwood Courtney connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Nash | 72-55 |
| 08:21 | American U. | John Gurley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-55 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Frank Grant grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Elwood Courtney hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Cook | 75-55 |
| 07:58 | American U. | Jesse Tope clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 07:57 | American U. | John Gurley tips it but misses | 75-55 |
| 07:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Rector | 75-55 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Lawrence Cook hits a jumper from the right side set up by Elwood Courtney | 77-55 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Frank Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 07:24 | Duke | Frank Rector knocks in the shot from the baseline | 79-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elwood Courtney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Nash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rudy Blumer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Tope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | American U. | Rudy Blumer scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Webb | 79-57 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Charles Nash hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Cook and the foul's on Jesse Tope - foul #1 on Jesse Tope, team foul #5 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), William Cunningham (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Frank Grant, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Luis Parr (SF), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) John Gurley, Gordon Webb, Rudy Blumer, Vance Donald, Jesse Tope | |
| 06:57 | Duke | Charles Nash misses the free throw | 81-57 |
| 06:57 | Duke | William Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-57 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-57 |
| 06:44 | American U. | Michael Fuchs gets the rebound | 81-57 |
| 06:29 | American U. | James Trahan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 81-59 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Joshua Lam knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 84-59 |
| 06:04 | American U. | Bryan Hering buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #3 on Joshua Lam, team foul #6 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF) Charles Nash | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:04 | American U. | Bryan Hering misses the free throw | 84-61 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Garland Bratten grabs the defensive rebound | 84-61 |
| 05:53 | Duke | William Cunningham hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Ben Julian and he's hacked by James Trahan - foul #4 on James Trahan, team foul #6 | 86-61 |
| 05:53 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the free throw | 86-61 |
| 05:53 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Trahan | 86-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:49 | American U. | Luis Parr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Hering | 86-64 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 86-64 |
| 05:27 | Duke | William Cunningham can't tip it in | 86-64 |
| 05:26 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michael Fuchs | 86-64 |
| 05:16 | American U. | Lawrence Milian knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Luis Parr | 86-66 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Joshua Lam is hacked by Bryan Hering - foul #2 on Bryan Hering, team foul #7 | 86-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:07 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 05:07 | American U. | James Trahan grabs the board | 86-66 |
| 04:50 | American U. | James Trahan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-69 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Michael Fuchs steals it from Frank Rector | 86-69 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Lawrence Milian scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 86-71 |
| 03:50 | Duke | William Cunningham is fouled on the floor by James Trahan - foul #5 on James Trahan, team foul #8 | 86-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Charles Nash (SF), Garland Bratten (C) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian, Nelson Smith, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Gordon Webb (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) Bryan Hering, Lawrence Milian, Luis Parr, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| 03:50 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 03:50 | American U. | Rudy Blumer grabs the defensive rebound | 86-71 |
| 03:39 | American U. | Gordon Webb is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gordon Webb, team foul #9 | 86-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF) William Cunningham | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Charles Nash misses short on a jumper from close range | 86-71 |
| 03:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jesse Tope | 86-71 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Vance Donald misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Nash - foul #1 on Charles Nash, team foul #7 | 86-71 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Vance Donald makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Vance Donald misses the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Rudy Blumer gets the offensive rebound | 86-72 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Tope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | American U. | Frank Grant picks off the pass by Vance Donald | 86-72 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-72 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney | |
| Subs | American U. | Lawrence Milian (SG), Michael Fuchs (C) Gordon Webb, Jesse Tope | |
| 02:35 | Duke | John Gurley steps in front of the Garland Bratten pass | 86-72 |
| 02:32 | American U. | John Gurley lays it up and in | 86-74 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Frank Grant knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ben Julian and the foul's on Vance Donald - foul #3 on Vance Donald, team foul #10 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Duke | William Cunningham (PF) Charles Nash | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SG), Luis Parr (SF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Rudy Blumer, Michael Fuchs | |
| 02:20 | Duke | Frank Grant makes the free throw | 89-74 |
| 02:09 | American U. | Gordon Webb hits the finger roll | 89-76 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Ben Julian is fouled on the floor by Vance Donald - foul #4 on Vance Donald, team foul #11 | 89-76 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:54 | Duke | Ben Julian makes the 1st free throw | 90-76 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Ben Julian misses the 2nd free throw | 90-76 |
| 01:54 | American U. | Jesse Tope grabs the board | 90-76 |
| 01:36 | American U. | Bryan Hering comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 90-76 |
| 01:35 | American U. | Jesse Tope can't tip it in | 90-76 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Jesse Tope grabs the offensive board | 90-76 |
| 01:19 | American U. | Gordon Webb is whistled for a carry | 90-76 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Duke | Joshua Lam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 90-76 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Luis Parr grabs the board | 90-76 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | American U. | Frank Rector swats the short shot by Gordon Webb | 90-76 |
| 00:52 | Duke | William Cunningham snags the defensive board | 90-76 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Duke | The jump hook by Joshua Lam is blocked by Vance Donald | 90-76 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Frank Grant can't tip it in | 90-76 |
| 00:26 | Duke | William Cunningham can't tip it in | 90-76 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Luis Parr pulls down the rebound | 90-76 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Bryan Hering misses the floater from the left side | 90-76 |
| 00:19 | Duke | William Cunningham gets the rebound | 90-76 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joshua Lam runs out the clock | 90-76 |