| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Donald Thomas inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Charles Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Mark Price comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Donald Thomas is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-26 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Mark Price pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Ryan Camp blocks the short jumper by Wayne Dozier | 24-26 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Mark Price tips it home | 24-28 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Ryan Camp hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darrell Darbonne | 26-28 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Arthur Russ loses the ball out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mark Price | |
| 17:20 | Duke | Donald Thomas is open and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Mike Williams | 28-28 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is whistled for traveling | 28-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (SF), Frank Meacham (PF) Charles Thomas, Ryan Camp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 16:38 | Duke | Frank Meacham loses the dribble to Terry Carr | 28-28 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Terry Carr lays it in | 28-30 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Michael Crown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Donald Thomas, Michael Crown, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dove (fresh) PF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is hacked by James Vallee - foul #1 on James Vallee, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Ryan Camp (PF) James Vallee, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a shot in the lane | 28-30 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Ford | 28-30 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Graham | 28-30 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Thomas Dove snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 28-30 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Ryan Camp tips it home | 30-30 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 30-32 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne drills a floater in the lane set up by Timothy Raymond and he's hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #3 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (PF) Charles Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Ryan Camp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 13:05 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Vallee | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 11:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Donald Thomas | 34-32 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 34-32 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 34-32 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #3 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Ryan Camp (PF), Mike Williams (C) James Vallee, Frank Meacham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Donald Thomas - foul #4 on Donald Thomas, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Mark Price gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses short on a floater in the paint | 34-35 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Mark Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (SF) Michael Crown, Donald Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Mark Price, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 08:36 | Duke | Charles Thomas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Mike Williams steps in front of the Jeffrey Graham pass | 37-35 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Charles Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 37-35 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Arthur Russ pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton loses the dribble to Ryan Camp | 37-35 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Mike Williams is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (C) Charles Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Ryan Camp, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Arthur Russ | |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Gregory Ford steps in front of the Michael Crown pass | 37-38 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Wayne Dozier | |
| 05:38 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the floater in the paint | 39-38 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:10 | Duke | James Vallee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Vallee, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Camp (PF), Mike Williams (C) Frank Meacham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG) James Vallee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mark Price | |
| 04:12 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-38 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Andrews | 39-38 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF) James Andrews | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Williams | 42-38 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Danny Grainger comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-38 |
| 03:20 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Mike Williams lays it in set up by Charles Thomas and he's hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Frank Meacham (PF) Charles Thomas, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Arthur Russ | |
| 02:55 | Duke | Mike Williams misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Mark Price gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Terry Carr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) James Vallee, Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Gregory Ford | |
| 02:08 | Duke | Ryan Camp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Crown | 46-40 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Houghton is blocked by Donald Thomas | 46-40 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Camp | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Mark Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Ryan Camp pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Duke | Ryan Camp is hacked by Jeffrey Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 00:48 | Duke | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Mark Price - foul #2 on Mark Price, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Charles Thomas is hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #3 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on Charles Thomas - foul #4 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Joshua Houghton is called for the reach on Darrell Darbonne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Arthur Russ pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Donald Thomas denies the turnaround by Joshua Houghton | 50-40 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Mark Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Mark Price loses the dribble to Darrell Darbonne | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Thomas runs out the clock | 50-40 |