| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Richard Brayton inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Keen | 22-34 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush misses the fadeaway in the lane | 22-34 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush hits the follow up shot | 24-34 |
| 18:44 | Duke | Orlando Marsala comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses the tip | 24-34 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Steven Harpole | 24-34 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe is hacked by Dusty Grosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Richard Brayton steps in front of the Robert Rush pass | 24-34 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses the lay-in | 24-34 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush is fouled on the floor by Richard Brayton - foul #1 on Richard Brayton, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole is hacked by Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Richard Brayton, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe loses the dribble to Dusty Grosky | 24-34 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Shelton Felipe is called for the reach on George Keen - foul #1 on Shelton Felipe, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG) Dustin Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| 16:40 | Duke | David Stoughton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 24-37 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Crouch | 26-37 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Thomas Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), John Haber (SF), David Thrash (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Shelton Felipe, Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush, Steven Harpole | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:44 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Haber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Thrash (fresh) C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Keen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Duke | David Stoughton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 28-40 |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Dusty Grosky is called for the reach on Jason Baldwin - foul #3 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson (SG) John Edmond | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG) David Stoughton | |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | David Thrash can't throw it down | 28-40 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin can't tip it in | 28-40 |
| 14:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Orlando Marsala | 28-40 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | David Thrash snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 14:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Gannon, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Ryan Crouch (SF), Robert Rush (PF), Steven Harpole (C) Jason Baldwin, John Haber, David Thrash, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) George Keen | |
| 13:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Robertson - foul #2 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole blows the layup | 28-42 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Orlando Marsala grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Orlando Marsala scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dusty Grosky | 28-45 |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Thomas Burns swats the short shot by Shelton Felipe | 28-45 |
| 12:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush tips it back up and in | 30-45 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Orlando Marsala | 30-47 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | Gary Foster blocks the short jumper by Robert Rush | 30-47 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the board | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) SG - Dustin Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Orlando Marsala knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brayton and he's fouled by Dustin Robertson - foul #3 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG) Dustin Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), George Keen (C) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Thomas Burns, Gary Foster | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses the free throw | 30-49 |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the board | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch is hacked by Maurice Lear - foul #1 on Maurice Lear, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Haber (C) Steven Harpole | |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| 11:05 | Nicholls State | John Edmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-49 |
| 10:36 | Duke | David Stoughton loses the dribble to John Haber | 30-49 |
| 10:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Reginald Covert snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 10:16 | Duke | David Stoughton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 10:14 | Duke | George Keen misses the tip | 30-49 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the offensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 09:43 | Duke | George Keen is hacked by John Haber - foul #3 on John Haber, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), David Thrash (PF), Steven Harpole (C) Shelton Felipe, John Edmond, Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), Richard Brayton (SF) David Stoughton, Maurice Lear | |
| 09:29 | Duke | Orlando Marsala knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 09:13 | Nicholls State | David Thrash hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Richard Brayton - foul #3 on Richard Brayton, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Reginald Covert | |
| 09:13 | Nicholls State | David Thrash makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is fouled on the floor by Jason Baldwin - foul #1 on Jason Baldwin, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-51 |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | David Thrash pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 08:01 | Nicholls State | David Thrash clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-51 |
| 07:59 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Brayton | 33-51 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Dustin Robertson is called for the reach on Orlando Marsala - foul #4 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #7 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Ryan Crouch (SF), Robert Rush (PF) Jason Baldwin, John Haber, David Thrash | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 07:34 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - Orlando Marsala (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) C - Gary Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Maurice Lear picks off the pass by Dustin Robertson | 33-53 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Reginald Covert is fouled on the floor by Robert Rush - foul #2 on Robert Rush, team foul #8 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG), David Thrash (C) Dustin Robertson, Steven Harpole | |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| 06:51 | Duke | Reginald Covert makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Reginald Covert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Edmond and he's fouled by David McGrail - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| 06:23 | Duke | David Stoughton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush is whistled for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Haber (C) David Thrash | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Maurice Lear, Reginald Covert | |
| 05:54 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the lay-in | 36-55 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Gary Foster tips it home | 36-57 |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shelton Felipe | 38-57 |
| 05:27 | Duke | David Stoughton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 05:26 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dusty Grosky - foul #4 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thrash (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush | |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), George Keen (C) David Stoughton, Gary Foster | |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Keen | 40-60 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | John Edmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG) Shelton Felipe | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton | |
| 04:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Haber - foul #4 on John Haber, team foul #9 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (SG) John Edmond | |
| Subs | Duke | Reginald Covert (PF) Thomas Burns | |
| 04:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | John Haber misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-61 |
| 03:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Reginald Covert | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Duke | Jason Baldwin steals the ball from Maurice Lear | 40-61 |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Haber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Thrash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Duke | David McGrail misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-61 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Orlando Marsala grabs the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 02:52 | Duke | David McGrail can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 02:51 | Nicholls State | John Haber pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | David Thrash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Covert - foul #1 on Reginald Covert, team foul #9 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG) Donald Becerra | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), David Stoughton (SG), Richard Brayton (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, Orlando Marsala, Maurice Lear, Reginald Covert, George Keen | |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | David Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | David Thrash misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Richard Brayton gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:16 | Duke | Richard Brayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (SG) David Thrash | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #10 | 43-61 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Thomas Burns gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Stoughton | 44-63 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | John Haber loses the dribble to Dusty Grosky | 44-63 |
| 01:21 | Duke | David Stoughton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Brayton | 44-66 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | John Edmond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Stoughton is hacked by John Haber - foul #5 on John Haber, team foul #10 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thrash (PF) John Haber | |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Gary Foster | |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | David Thrash's pass is intercepted by David Stoughton | 47-67 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Dusty Grosky runs out the clock | 47-67 |