| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | Michael Gordon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 20-32 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | John Staudt takes the ball from Edward Fox | 20-32 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits the finger roll set up by John Staudt | 22-32 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Sam Long can't tip it in | 22-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Sam Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Gordon - foul #2 on Michael Gordon, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:43 | Duke | John Robertson snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 18:28 | Duke | John Staudt loses the ball out of bounds | 22-33 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Staudt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:11 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini is fouled on the floor by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits a shot from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Sam Long is hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #2 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 24-34 |
| 17:19 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alfredo Mancini | 24-34 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Sam Long, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 16:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 16:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 25-34 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the shot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 27-34 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 15:30 | Duke | John Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:17 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 15:15 | Duke | John Robertson tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 29-36 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 29-39 |
| 13:58 | Duke | John Staudt makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Franklin Shaw | 31-39 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Olin Brzezowski - foul #3 on Olin Brzezowski, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the runner in the paint | 31-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 31-41 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey slams it home on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 31-43 |
| 12:29 | Duke | John Robertson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 31-43 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Sam Long is fouled on the floor by Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (C) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't connect on a floater in the paint | 31-43 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Angelo Esparza grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 11:39 | Duke | Angelo Esparza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini is fouled on the floor by Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Edward Fox | 33-46 |
| 10:11 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 09:57 | Duke | John Staudt connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Angelo Esparza and he's fouled by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Victor Larose (SF), Andrew Durfee (PF), John Robertson (C) Angelo Esparza, Michael Gordon, Alfredo Mancini, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Sam Long, Terrance Riccio | |
| 09:57 | Duke | John Staudt makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a floater from close range | 36-46 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Andrew Durfee grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:06 | Duke | Andrew Durfee is called for a backcourt violation | 36-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde scores on a runner from close range | 36-48 |
| 08:27 | Duke | John Robertson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), Olin Brzezowski (PF) Robert Jones, Victor Larose, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde | |
| 08:27 | Duke | John Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:27 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 08:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 37-48 |
| 08:01 | Duke | John Robertson's pass is intercepted by Austin Coward | 37-48 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Wayne Foster blows the layup | 37-48 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the follow up shot | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Duke | Sam Long is called for the reach on Olin Brzezowski - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Angelo Esparza, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Robert Fisher | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by John Robertson - foul #4 on John Robertson, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:23 | Duke | John Staudt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it home | 39-50 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-50 |
| 05:31 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini is whistled for a carry | 39-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Angelo Esparza (SF), Olin Brzezowski (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Michael Gordon, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Sam Long, Terrance Riccio | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 39-52 |
| 04:23 | Duke | Angelo Esparza misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Olin Brzezowski - foul #4 on Olin Brzezowski, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Staudt, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alfredo Mancini | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is whistled for a carry | 41-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Olin Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Nelson Boyer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 41-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Nelson Boyer | |
| 03:15 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio blows the layup | 41-53 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Angelo Esparza grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Sam Long's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Mancini | 41-53 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Austin Coward steals it from Alfredo Mancini | 41-53 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward travels with the ball | 41-53 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Angelo Esparza | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Terrance Riccio | |
| 02:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it home | 43-53 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is whistled for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 01:38 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Sam Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:35 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-54 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Terrance Riccio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #10 | 43-54 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Shaw - foul #4 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #11 | 46-55 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Duke | John Staudt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 00:22 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:15 | Duke | John Robertson blows the layup | 46-57 |
| 00:14 | Duke | John Robertson snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon's pass is intercepted by Wayne Foster | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 46-57 |