| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) SF - James Zipp (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Quincy Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on Quincy Brooks - foul #1 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Johnny Temples's floater is tipped away by Ivan Zausch | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Quincy Brooks hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | James Zipp can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is hacked by Matthew Harrington - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Roy Thomas steals the ball from Donald Ordonez | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Matthew Harrington loses the dribble to James Zipp | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Thomas | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the open floater from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | James Zipp's pass is intercepted by Quincy Brooks | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples banks in the layup set up by Matthew Harrington and he's fouled by Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | James McCurren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Quincy Brooks loses the dribble to James McCurren | 2-6 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | James McCurren dunks the ball | 4-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Leif Taberski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Johnny Temples knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Cote | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Thomas | 4-8 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Leif Taberski tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Joe Cote | 6-10 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits a jumper from the right side set up by James McCurren | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Roy Thomas is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 13:42 | Duke | John Vick is hacked by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James McCurren (SG) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF) Quincy Brooks | |
| 13:27 | Duke | John Vick is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG) Edward Kelty, James McCurren | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the floater from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 13:09 | Duke | John Leblanc grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Claudio Rossi takes the ball from Johnny Temples | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #1 on John Leblanc, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James McCurren (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF), Roy Thomas (C) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Joe Cote is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Edward Kelty drills a shot from the right side set up by James McCurren | 14-13 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Larry Robinson takes the ball from Douglas Taylor | 14-13 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski tips it in | 16-13 |
| 10:09 | Duke | Joe Cote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Edward Kelty, James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), John Leblanc (SF), John Vick (C) Joe Cote, Quincy Brooks, Roy Thomas | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) Merle Hose | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Duke | John Leblanc misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Kelty | 21-13 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Johnny Temples is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Edward Kelty, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 09:01 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 08:59 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Quincy Brooks comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 21-13 |
| 08:32 | Duke | John Leblanc tips it in | 21-15 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF), Roy Thomas (C) Quincy Brooks, John Vick | |
| 07:47 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 21-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tired) 6 pts. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 3 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Darrick Gill (SF) James McCurren, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) John Leblanc | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Johnny Temples - foul #2 on Johnny Temples, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (PF) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 06:03 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-18 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Joe Cote - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF) Quincy Brooks, Roy Thomas | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-18 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Leif Taberski is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Vick | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Douglas Taylor buries a fadeaway from close range | 21-20 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 04:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 21-20 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF) Joe Cote, John Leblanc | |
| 03:58 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Edward Kelty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tired) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Duke | James Zipp steps in front of the Matthew Harrington pass | 24-21 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Kelty and he's fouled by Quincy Brooks - foul #2 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Quincy Brooks dunks the ball | 27-23 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | James McCurren can't throw it down but the foul's on Johnny Temples - foul #3 on Johnny Temples, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Leblanc (PF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor, Roy Thomas | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Vick | 28-23 |
| 02:35 | Duke | John Leblanc is hacked by Leif Taberski - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:35 | Duke | John Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:35 | Duke | John Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Matthew Harrington - foul #3 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Matthew Harrington is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:10 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Merle Hose | 32-26 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Harrington | 32-29 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | James Zipp buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 35-29 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Cote - foul #2 on Joe Cote, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF), Roy Thomas (C) John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Ivan Zausch steals it from Joe Cote | 37-29 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Merle Hose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-29 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Larry Robinson tips it home | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the halfcourt shot | 39-29 |