| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Larry Merrill inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Amado Russo | 44-34 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Larry Merrill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 19:12 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 44-34 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Anthony Stenger drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Staudt | 47-34 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Dominick Joseph steps in front of the Anthony Stenger pass | 47-34 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | James Sledge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 47-36 |
| 17:35 | Duke | John Staudt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:18 | Duke | Michael Gordon is fouled on the floor by Danny Davis - foul #1 on Danny Davis, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG) Anthony Stenger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF) Danny Davis | |
| 17:01 | Duke | Larry Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Clinton Venezia (PF) Dominick Joseph, Amado Russo | |
| 16:43 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 16:41 | Duke | John Staudt gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Michael Gordon blows the layup but he's fouled by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) James Sledge, John Gower | |
| 16:16 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Donnie Waters makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Franklin Shaw connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Jones and he's hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Robert Jones, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Alonzo Santiago, Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | William Harris tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | William Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-40 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), John Gower (C) Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| 14:31 | Duke | Dominick Joseph picks off the pass by John Staudt in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | John Gower misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Gilbert - foul #2 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Michael Gordon (PF) Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:15 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Larry Merrill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 56-44 |
| 13:30 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Michael Gordon denies the turnaround by Dominick Joseph | 56-44 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | John Gower is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Gower, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Michael Gordon scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Merrill | 58-44 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | John Gower is hacked by Arthur Gilbert - foul #3 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #2 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge | |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Danny Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Danny Davis takes the ball from Michael Gordon | 58-47 |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Anthony Stenger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-49 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Merrill - foul #2 on Larry Merrill, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donnie Waters, John Gower | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Gilbert | 63-50 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Danny Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 10:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 63-50 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Larry Merrill blows the layup but he's hacked by Uros Kubinski - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Michael Gordon (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Gower (C) Danny Davis, Uros Kubinski, Clinton Venezia | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Larry Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 65-50 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 09:04 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | John Robertson swats the short shot by John Gower | 65-50 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-50 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF), William Harris (PF) Donnie Waters, Amado Russo | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:45 | Duke | John Staudt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Gordon | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Marquette | William Harris makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Sledge | 68-54 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Dominick Joseph picks off the pass by John Staudt | 68-54 |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | John Gower knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 68-56 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Michael Gordon drills a floater from the right block set up by John Staudt and the foul's on William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, John Gower | |
| 06:38 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Michael Gordon buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Franklin Shaw | 73-56 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago | 73-58 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon's pass is intercepted by William Harris | 73-58 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 73-60 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Michael Gordon buries a shot from the right wing set up by Alfredo Mancini | 75-60 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | The short jumper by Amado Russo is denied by Alfredo Mancini | 75-60 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Uros Kubinski - foul #5 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Danny Davis, Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| 04:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | John Gower can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-60 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it back up and in | 77-62 |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Staudt buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jones and he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #3 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (PF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Staudt makes the free throw | 80-62 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Robertson (fresh) C - Arthur Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 80-62 |
| 03:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 80-62 |
| 02:58 | Duke | John Robertson misses the runner in the paint | 80-62 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 80-62 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | John Gower tips it home | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Duke | John Robertson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 80-64 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Larry Merrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-64 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert is hacked by John Gower - foul #4 on John Gower, team foul #9 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, John Gower | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 80-64 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | John Robertson swats the short shot by Clinton Venezia | 80-64 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Franklin Shaw snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Clinton Venezia steps in front of the John Robertson pass | 80-64 |
| 01:26 | Marquette | Robert Jones is called for the reach on William Harris - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Michael Gordon (PF) Franklin Shaw, Robert Jones, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Anthony Stenger takes the ball from Clinton Venezia | 80-64 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-64 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses the tip | 80-64 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia gets the rebound | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Danny Davis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | William Harris tips it in | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon lays it in on a nice dish by John Staudt | 82-66 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Donnie Waters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-66 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Staudt runs out the clock | 82-66 |